Praise

by Antonio José de Sucre

Publication Date: 1850, Lima
Format: PDF Ebook
Pages: 56

Sucre, Antonio José de, 1795-1830.
Canary Islands.

Recovering the U.S. Hispanic Literary Heritage Digitized Ebook.

 

“De Alba has a firm grasp of her historical material and portrays the pirate life as convincingly as the witch trials.”—Publishers Weekly on Calligraphy of the Witch

“de Alba’s Puritans are as rich and complex as any characters in recent historical fiction.”—Kirkus Reviews on Calligraphy of the Witch

“Gaspar de Alba not only crafts a suspenseful plot but tackles prejudice in many of its ugly forms: against gays, against Hispanics, against the poor. An in-your-face, no-holds-barred story full of brutality, graphic violence, and ultimately, redemption.”—Booklist on Desert Blood

“Offering a powerful depiction of social injustice and serial murder on the US-Mexican border, this is an essential purchase for both mystery and Hispanic fiction collections.”—Library Journal on Desert Blood