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The haunting of Alejandra / a novel by V. Castro.
"A woman is haunted by the Mexican folk demon La Llorona as she unravels the dark secrets of her family history in this ravishing and provocative horror novel"-- Provided by publisher.
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- ISBN: 9780593499696 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: 259 pages ; 22 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Del Rey, [2023]
- Copyright: ©2023
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| Subject: | Family secrets > Fiction. Llorona (Legendary character) > Fiction. Mothers > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Horror fiction. Novels. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Lakeshore Branch | FIC Castr | 31681010318590 | FICTION | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
"A woman is haunted by the Mexican folk demon La Llorona as she unravels the dark secrets of her family history in this ravishing and provocative horror novel"-- - Baker & Taylor
Struggling with a darkness that threatens to consume her, Alejandra discovers she, like the women in her family before her, is being haunted by La Llorona, the vengeful and murderous mother of Mexican Legend, and must summon everything sheâs inherited from her foremothers to banish this demon forever. - Random House, Inc.
A woman is haunted by the Mexican folk demon La Llorona in this âutterly terrifying and wholly immersive . . . story about generational trauma, colonization, systemic oppression, and the horror at the heart of motherhoodâ (Library Journal, starred review).
âCastro is one of the most exciting genre authors on the scene right now, and this might be her most powerful book yet.ââPaste
A POPSUGAR AND CRIMEREADS BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR
Alejandra no longer knows who she is. To her husband, she is a wife, and to her children, a mother. To her own adoptive mother, she is a daughter. But they cannot see who Alejandra has become: a woman struggling with a darkness that threatens to consume her.
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Nor can they see what Alejandra sees. In times of despair, a ghostly vision appears to her, the apparition of a crying woman in a ragged white gown.
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When Alejandra visits a therapist, she begins exploring her familyâs history, starting with the biological mother she never knew. As she goes deeper into the lives of the women in her family, she learns that heartbreak and tragedy are not the only things she has in common with her ancestors.
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Because the crying woman was with them, too. She is La Llorona, the vengeful and murderous mother of Mexican legend. And she will not leave until Alejandra follows her mother, her grandmother, and all the women who came before her into the darkness.
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But Alejandra has inherited more than just pain. She has inherited the strength and the courage of her foremothersâand she will have to summon everything they have given her to banish La Llorona forever.
