Books like So Far from God by Ana Castillo
So Far from God follows the life of a Chicana family in a small Central New Mexico town. After her husband Domingo vanishes, mother Sofía holds the household together as her daughters face distinct challenges: Esperanza becomes a campus radical turned television reporter; Caridad, a nurse, copes with hurt through nightly drinking and anonymous sex; Fe works as a bank employee searching for the good life; and la Loca, who resurrects at age three, is both strange and saintly, attuned to higher spiritual frequencies. Castillo blends the everyday with the supernatural, humor with horror, and the past with the present, creating a rich tapestry of magical realism that reflects contemporary Mexican American experiences and feminist perspectives.
First publish date: 1993
Genre: General Fiction/General Fiction
Authors: Ana Castillo
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