The Hummingbird’s Daughter: A Novel

When sixteen-year-old Teresita, the illegitimate and beloved daughter of a powerful late-nineteenth-century rancher, arises from death possessing the power to heal, she is declared a saint and finds her family and faith tested by the impending Mexican civil war. By the author of The Devil's Highway. Reader's Guide included. Reprint. 40,000 first printing.