A remarkable novel by one of the most exciting new voices in Latin
America today This is the story of who Feliciana is, and of who
Paloma was. I had wanted to get to know them, but I realised right
away that the people I needed to know better were my sister Leandra
and my mother. Myself. I came to understand that you can't really
know another woman until you know yourself... Weaving together two
parallel narratives, Witches tells the story of Feliciana, an
indigenous curandera or healer, and Zoe, a journalist: two women
who meet through the murder of Feliciana's cousin Paloma. In the
tiny village of San Felipe in Jalisco province, where traditional
ways and traditional beliefs are a present reality, Feliciana tells
the story of her life, her community's acceptance of her as a
genuine curandera and the difficult choices faced by her joyful and
spirited cousin Paloma who is both a healer and a Muxe - a trans
woman. Growing up in Mexico City, Zoe attempts to find her way in a
society straitjacketed by its hostile macho culture. But it is
Feliciana's and Paloma's stories that draw her own story out of
her, taking her on a journey to understanding her place in the
world and the power of her voice. This captivating novel of two
Mexicos envisions the writer as a healer and offers a generous and
distinctly female way of understanding the complex world we all
inhabit. Translated from the Spanish by Heather Cleary
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