{"product_id":"bless-me-ultima","title":"Bless Me, Ultima","description":"\u003cdiv data-a-expander-name=\"book_description_expander\" data-a-expander-collapsed-height=\"280\" class=\"a-expander-collapsed-height a-row a-expander-container a-spacing-base a-expander-partial-collapse-container\" style=\"max-height: none; height: 280px;\"\u003e \u003cdiv data-expanded=\"false\" class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px;\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eFull of ‚Äúsensual dreams [and] unexplained phenomena,‚Äù this \"best-known and most-respected\" coming-of-age classic from the godfather of Chicano literature follows a young boy growing up in the llano, or plains, of post-World War II New Mexico, and the generous curandera who introduces him to the sacred side of life (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eA PBS Great American Read ¬∑ Winner of the Premio Quinto Sol Award ¬∑ Recipient of the National Humanities Medal ¬∑ With a new Foreword by author, playwright, and stage director Denise Chavez; a new Afterword by award-winning journalist and author Carmela Padilla; and a new essay by Manuel Mu\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e√±\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eoz, a Macarthur Fellow and winner of the Joyce Carol Oates Prize.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e‚ÄúI pulled this baby into the light of life . . . Only I will know his destiny.‚Äù\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Antonio Marez is six years old when the woman who helped usher him into the world comes to stay with his family in New Mexico. Venerated by some as a miracle-worker‚Äîand disparaged by others as a bruja‚ÄîUltima, a curandera, or healer, opens Tony‚Äôs eyes to the spiritual roots of his culture, and introduces him to a magical, if sometimes frightening, new world: a realm in which she operates as a shaman.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Suddenly, the ordinary challenges and triumphs of childhood become extraordinary. As Ultima shows Tony how to cure ailments, reverse curses, and restore peace to those who have lost it, he embarks on a singular quest, one in which he probes the family ties that bind and rend him, questions the Catholicism that shaped him, and explores the Spanish, Mexican, and Native American influences that informed not only his heritage, but his very sense of self. And at each life turn there is Ultima, who was there the day he was born . . . and will nurture the birth of his soul.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e A rich and wondrous story that reveals universal truths about the human condition and celebrates the beauty of Chicano culture.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eIncludes a Reading Group Guide.\u003c\/span\u003e  \u003c\/div\u003e div\u0026gt;\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Grand Central Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50111209210141,"sku":"9781538769843","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0901\/5692\/5213\/files\/9781538769843.jpg?v=1751042034","url":"https:\/\/bookdelico.com\/products\/bless-me-ultima","provider":"Book Delico ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}