{"product_id":"queen-of-america-paperback","title":"Queen of America - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLuis Alberto Urrea\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAt turns heartbreaking, uplifting, fiercely romantic, and riotously funny, \u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003ethis novel from a Pulitzer Prize finalist tells the unforgettable story of a young woman coming of age and finding her place in a new world.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Beginning where Luis Alberto Urrea's bestselling \u003ci\u003eThe Hummingbird's Daughter\u003c\/i\u003e left off, \u003ci\u003eQueen of America\u003c\/i\u003e finds young Teresita Urrea, beloved healer and \"Saint of Cabora,\" with her father in 1892 Arizona. But, besieged by pilgrims in desperate need of her healing powers, and pursued by assassins, she has no choice but to flee the borderlands and embark on an extraordinary journey into the heart of turn-of-the-century America. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Teresita's passage will take her to New York, San Francisco, and St. Louis, where she will encounter European royalty, Cuban poets, beauty queens, anxious immigrants and grand tycoons -- and, among them, a man who will force Teresita to finally ask herself the ultimate question: is a saint allowed to fall in love?\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for his landmark work of nonficiton \u003ci\u003eThe Devil's Highway\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003cb\u003eLuis Alberto Urrea\u003c\/b\u003e is also the bestselling author of the novels \u003ci\u003eThe Hummingbird's Daughter\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eInto the Beautiful North\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eQueen of America\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe House of Broken Angels, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eGood Night, Irene, \u003c\/i\u003eas well as the story collection \u003ci\u003eThe Water Museum\u003c\/i\u003e, a PEN\/Faulkner Award finalist. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e He has won the Lannan Literary Award, an Edgar Award, and a 2017 American Academy of Arts and Letters Award in Literature, among many other honors. Born in Tijuana to a Mexican father and American mother, he lives outside of Chicago and teaches at the University of Illinois-Chicago.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 512\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.5 x 8 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 04, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51762358583584,"sku":"9780316154871","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/6f5d36214cde3313ea315105d5713bfe.webp?v=1780220119","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/queen-of-america-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}