{"product_id":"muneca","title":"Muñeca","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA vivid, surreal Gothic about a queer, Latine, working class witch who sets out to rescue a bespelled heiress and loses control of her powers and her heart in the process.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"The gothic elements [in \u003ci\u003eMuñeca\u003c\/i\u003e] reminded me of \u003ci\u003eThe Hacienda \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eMidnight Rooms\u003c\/i\u003e there is an unsettling feeling that persists throughout the book as Natalia must work to protect Violetta from those around her without getting caught.\" \u003c\/strong\u003e-- \u003ci\u003eThe Lesbrary \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is 1968 Oakland, and Natalia Fuentes has been hearing rumors about the beautiful Violeta Miramontes. The young heiress to Spanish colonial wealth has been left paralyzed by a mysterious illness. But Nati knows a thing or two about witchcraft, and she is certain that this is the work of dark magic.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eArmed with a plan to break the spell and earn a handsome reward, Nati works her way into the house as Violeta's caretaker, and immediately discovers her suspicions are true. But who cursed Violeta? And why?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs feelings between the two women bloom into romance, Nati grows more and more reckless, and is forced to face her own ghosts-- ones she hoped would stay gone forever.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRiveting and richly layered, \u003ci\u003eMuñeca \u003c\/i\u003eexplores how far one will go to save the person they love--even if that means damning themselves. Cynthia Gómez fills her debut novel with moments that chill your bones and warm your heart, a razor-sharp examination of deep-rooted issues that will haunt readers long after the last page is turned.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCynthia Gómez\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the story collection \u003ci\u003eThe Nightmare Box and Other Stories\u003c\/i\u003e, and a Tin House and VONA alumn whose short fiction has published in \u003ci\u003eFantasy Magazine, Strange Horizons, Pseudopod, Nightmare Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, and numerous anthologies. She lives in Oakland.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cynthia Gómez","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51864954765597,"sku":"9798217047574","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0821\/9095\/8877\/files\/9798217047574.jpg?v=1781190795","url":"https:\/\/staging.anovelideaphilly.com\/products\/muneca","provider":"A Novel Idea on Passyunk","version":"1.0","type":"link"}