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Jan 1, 2001 · Exuberant and powerful, funny and profound, So Far from God is “a hymn to the endurance of women, both physical and spiritual” ( Washington Post Book World ). 256 pages, Paperback.
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So Far From God (Novel 1993) – Ana Castillo. Medieval Christian mythology transformed the story of Sofia, the Greek goddess of wisdom, into the inspirational story of a heroic mother and her martyred daughters.
Jun 17, 2005 · In Tome, a small, seemingly sleepy New Mexico hamlet, Sofia and her four fated daughters reveal a world of marvels where the comic and horrific, past and present, real and fantastic coexist and collide.
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Aug 1, 2023 · So Far From God. Audio CD – Unabridged, August 1, 2023. In Tome, a small, seemingly sleepy New Mexico hamlet, Sofia and her four fated daughters reveal a world of marvels where the comic and horrific, past and present, real and fantastic coexist and collide.
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So Far from God, by Ana Castillo, follows the lives of Sofi and her four daughters Esperanza, Caridad, Fe, and La Loca. They live in the small town of Tome, New Mexico, and endure hardship after hardship.
One of The Atlantic 's Great American Novels The beloved feminist classic of Chicano literature that 'could be the offspring of a union between One Hundred Years of Solitude and General Hospital : a sassy, magical, melodramatic love child who won’t sit down—and the reader can hope—will never shut up…As readable as a teen-aged sister’s ...
Throughout the tragic loss of her daughters Sofia was never comforted by God or men. Women peopled her world at every turn providing support, compassion, understanding, and steadfast friendship. Of course each child is unique, but Sofi's daughters' uniquenesses force the family to meet life's challenges be developing uncommon skills resulting ...
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