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Saint Sullivan’S Daughter
Saint Sullivan’S Daughter
Saint Sullivan’S Daughter
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The jazz cats call him Saint Sullivan, but hes far from pious. Musician Barry Sullivan drinks too much, cant keep a job, and fights with his fiery Mexican wife. Ceci, their young daughter, witnesses their fury from the shadows. The child finds comfort with plaster saints and the spirits of her ancestorsuntil a tragic accident threatens her body and soul.

Great-aunt Pilar fears the Evil Eye and decides to intervene, taking Ceci and her family to a traditional Mexican healer, a curandera. Even in the ultra-modern Los Angeles of 1960, ancient ways survive in the barrio. The curandera prescribes an unconventional pharmacopeia of folk remedies, compassion, humor, and stories, which charm the ailing child.

Barry is caught between two worldsthe jazz scene, where he speaks the lingo, and the barrio, where he is a clueless foreigner stumbling into a dangerous feud. He teeters on the brink of peril, while the curandera asks of him a sacrifice few men of the era know how to make, even for the sake of love.

LanguageEnglish
PublisherAbbott Press
Release dateOct 30, 2012
ISBN9781458204592
Saint Sullivan’S Daughter
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Claire Germain Nail

Born a fifth-generation Californian, Claire Germain Nail now lives in Oregon with her husband Jim and cat Xochi. She has two grown sons. An alumna of Marylhurst University, Claire is a spiritual director, multimedia artist, and award-winning poet. Contact Claire at claire.nail@gmail.com

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