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The Hummingbird's Daughter: Book 1
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Miracles and passion abound in this mesmerizing novel--hailed everywhere as a masterwork--the story of a remarkable young woman's sudden sainthood in the revolutionary-era Mexico of the late 19th century. This story is based on the great-grandmother of the author.
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- Teresita: Main character. The illegitimate daughter of Don Tomas.
- Don Tomas Urrea: Wealthy and powerful rancher
- Don Lauro: A friend of the Urrea family who must live in El Paso because his revolutionare ideas are dangerous for him in Sonora.
- Don Refugio: Add a description of this character.
- Don Teofano: The old man of the village who first looks after Huila and then Teresa.
- Dona Loreto: The wife of Tomas Urrea. During most of the novel she lives away from the ranch in the town of Alamos.
- Senor Cantua: The father of Gabriella.
- Don Silviano
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ON THE COOL OCTOBER MORNING when Cayetana Chavez brought her baby to light, it was the start of that season in Sinaloa when the humid torments of summer finally gave way to breezes and falling leaves, and small red birds skittered through the corrals, and the dogs grew new coats.
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