{"product_id":"this-fierce-blood-paperback","title":"This Fierce Blood - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMalia Márquez\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA multicultural saga, \u003ci\u003eThis Fierce Blood \u003c\/i\u003efollows three generations of women in the Sylte family.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In rural late-nineteenth-century New England, Wilhelmina Sylte is a settler starting a family with her Norwegian immigrant husband. When she forms an inexplicable connection with a mountain lion and her cubs living near their farm, Mina grapples with divided loyalties and the mysterious bond she shares with the animals. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In 1927 in southern Colorado, Josepa is accused of witchcraft by a local priest for using the healing practices passed down from her Native mother. Fighting for her family's reputation and way of life, Sepa finds strength in worldly and otherworldly sources. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e When Magdalena, an ecologist, inherits her great-grandmother Wilhelmina's Vermont property, she and her astrophysicist husband decide to turn the old farm into a summer science camp for teens. As Magda struggles with both personal and professional responsibilities, the boundary between science and myth begins to blur. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Rich in historical and cultural detail, \u003ci\u003eThis Fierce Blood \u003c\/i\u003ecombines magical realism with themes of maternal ancestral inheritance, and also explores the ways Hispano\/Indigenous traditions both conflicted and wove together, shaping the distinctive character of the American Southwest. Readers of Téa Obreht and Ruth Ozeki will find much to admire in this debut novel.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMalia Márquez \u003c\/b\u003ewas born in New Mexico, grew up in New England, and currently lives in Los Angeles. Her work appears or is forthcoming in journals and anthologies such as \u003ci\u003eHobart \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Tertiary Lodgers\u003c\/i\u003e, and has placed in short and long form fiction contests including the Staunch Short Story Prize. This is her first novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 232\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.8 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 07, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51767681351968,"sku":"9781946724441","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/5989cde4946c4f08a0ebd82967d500a9.webp?v=1780315196","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/this-fierce-blood-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}