Witches A Novel
Witches A Novel by Brenda Lozano, published by Catapult on September 12, 2023, is a 240-page work that explores the intertwining lives of two women against the backdrop of a murder investigation. The narrative follows Zoe, a young journalist sent to report on the murder of Paloma, who was once a traditional healer named Gaspar. As Zoe delves into the mystery, she encounters Feliciana, Paloma’s cousin, who shares her journey of becoming an accepted healer in their mountain village of San Felipe. This story intricately weaves themes of healing, storytelling, and the complexities of feminine power.
Readers will find a rich tapestry of experiences as Feliciana recounts her struggles and Zoe reflects on her own past in a male-dominated environment. The novel presents a dual narrative that highlights the connections between the healer and the writer, offering insights into the occult and supernatural elements of their lives. Lozano’s work invites contemplation of the hidden histories and cultural legacies that shape women’s experiences, making it a significant addition to contemporary fiction and world literature.
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The beguiling story of a young journalist whose investigation of a murder leads her to the most legendary healer in all of Mexico, from one of the most prominent voices of a new generation of Latin American writers
Paloma is dead. But before she was murdered, before she was even Paloma, she was a traditional healer named Gaspar. Before she was murdered, she taught her cousin Feliciana the secrets of the ceremonies known as veladas, and about the Language and the Book that unlock their secrets.
Sent to report on Paloma’s murder, Zoe meets Feliciana in the mountain village of San Felipe. There, the two women’s lives twist around each other in a danse macabre. Feliciana tells Zoe the story of her struggle to become an accepted healer in her community, and Zoe begins to understand the hidden history of her own experience as a woman, finding her way in a hostile environment shaped by and for men.
Weaving together two parallel narratives that mirror and refract one another, this extraordinary novel envisions the healer as storyteller and the writer as healer, and offers a generous and nuanced understanding of a world that can be at turns violent and exultant, cruel and full of hope.
“A story of the world’s repeated failure to control feminine power and the sheer magic of language itself. An enthralling, passionate story about secrets both holy and profane.” —Catherine Lacey, author of Pew and Nobody Is Ever Missing
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