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Luis Alberto Urrea: Queen of America (Hardcover, Little, Brown and Company) 4 stars

At turns heartbreaking, uplifting, fiercely romantic, and riotously funny, “Queen of America” tells the unforgettable …

A delight

4 stars

Went to a reading and Urrea clearly delighted in his own writing. He convinced me to buy a copy even though I hadn’t read the prior book in this duology. It’s about his great aunt, Teresita, The Saint of Cabora, who either has healing powers or is a dangerous revolutionary, depending on who’s asked. An immigrant story that started in 19th Century Mexico in the first book—I plan on reading it soon.