<p>AÂida, a Tarahumara Indian from a remote village that still practices traditional ways, falls deeply and permanently in love with a soldier from Fort Bliss who promises to return for her, in a novel of three generations of love and loss.</p>

Cuando cantan los lagartos

Romance

Santana, Miguel

Historical

Alligator Pr

The book originally written in Spanish is now available in English, Polish and Italian. Set against the background of the Mexican-American border, this story is the saga of Aida, a Tarahumara Indian who meets, falls in love, and waits fifty years for the American soldier who promised to return. Miguel Santana offers a tale of four generations of a family whose enterprising sprit and passion for life are matched only by their misfortune in love. The majesty of the Tarahumara mountains, the hardship of the Chihuahuan desert, and everyday life in two cities along the Rio Grande brew in these pages a concoction of magic, metaphor, and unforgettable songs.

When Alligators Sing

<p>About to turn forty, Marién Valbuena, finds herself evaluating her relationships, her faith, and her life. Two millennia separate her and Mary, a young woman in Ancient Judea. While Marién can't find a reason to hold on to a complicated pregnancy, Mary shelters her own on the intricacies of a prophecy. Intertwined across time, the lives of these two women come together, inviting us to reconsider the fine lines between fiction and reality, between myth and assumed truth. In this novel, Miguel Santana is revealed as a mature and visionary writer. He masterfully weaves passages from the Bible and other sacred texts into his imaginative and poetic prose. Readers are transported to a world where they not only recognize the pillars of our civilization, but also feel the need to question them.</p>

The Marién Revelation

Literature & Fiction

Genre Fiction

Alligator Press

Marién Valbuena, a punto de cumplir cuarenta años, tiene que evaluar sus relaciones, su fe y su vida. Dos milenios la separan de María, una joven en la antigua Judea. Mientras que Marién no halla una razón para continuar un embarazo complicado, María ampara el suyo en subterfugios inspirados por una profecía. Magistralmente entrelazadas a través del tiempo, las vidas de estas protagonistas se amalgaman para invitarnos a evaluar las tenues fronteras entre ficción y realidad, entre el mito y la verdad asumida. En esta novela, Miguel Santana se revela como un escritor maduro y visionario, nos transporta a un mundo donde no sólo reconocemos los cimientos de nuestra civilización sino estamos obligados a cuestionarlos.

Revelacin de Marin (Spanish Edition)

The Righteous and Very Real Housewives of Utah County tells the stories of Emma Harris, a passionate seventy-year old Mormon widow and the women around her: the wives of the Pratt family. Following the structure of Like Water for Chocolate, the book is divided into twelve chapters, each beginning with a Mormon-themed recipe. The ways in which the six protagonists cope with the pressures of living a righteous life are revealed in the context of their culinary traditions.  Set in Utah's most conservative county, Miguel Santana's elegant prose paints a human portrait of six women determined and troubled, vulnerable and yet spirited. The novel is enchanting and honest with touches of magical realism and raw eroticism, a story that talks about the longing for family, the resilience of the human spirit, and the superlative courage it takes to love unconditionally, a novel that reveals that, ultimately, no one is without sin.

The Righteous and Very Real Housewives of Utah County

Contemporary