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The Ghost of Milagro Creek

"Devastating ... [Ghost of Milagro Creek] simmers with metaphysical tension." — Time Out Chicago

The story of Ignacia Vigil Romero, a full Jacarilla Apache, and the two boys, Mister and Tomás, she raised to adulthood unfolds in a barrio of Taos, New Mexico — a mixed community of Native Americans, Hispanics, and whites. Now deceased, Ignacia, a curandera — a medicine woman, though some say a witch — begins this tale of star-crossed lovers.

Mister and Tomás, best friends until their late teens, both fall for Rocky, a gringa of some mystery, a girl Tomás takes for himself. But in a moment of despair, a pledge between the young men leads to murder. When Ignacia falls silent, police reports, witness statements, and caseworker interviews draw an electrifying portrait of a troubled community and of the vulnerable players in this mounting tragedy. Set in a terrain that becomes a character in its own right, The Ghost of Milagro Creek brilliantly illuminates this hidden corner of American society. 

  • Format
  • paperback
  • Pages
  • 267
  • Language
  • english
  • ISBN
  • 9781565129177
  • Genres
  • fiction, mystery
  • Release date
  • 2010