The Realm of Hungry Spirits

"Enchanting debut." -- Good Housekeeping on THE GIFTED GABALDA"N SISTERS "Engaging...Lopez establishes herself as an excellent storyteller with this multilayered tale of sisterhood, growing up, self-awareness and honoring history." -- Publishers Weekly on THE GIFTED GABALDA"N SISTERS "Reminiscent of the novels of Cristina Garcia and Sandra Cisneros, Lopez's book presents a lively, loving Latino family." -- Library Journal on THE GIFTED GABALDA"N SISTERS "Lorraine Lopez didn't set out to write a book that challenged narrow perceptions of Latino culture, but that's just what she has done with her richly imagined new novel." -- The Tennessean on THE GIFTED GABALDA"N SISTERS "The Gifted Gabaldon Sisters is a laugh-aloud funny and lay-your-head-down-and-cry lyrical tour of melded cultures and traditions, of blended tongues, and the sites of the inevitable clashes between worlds; it is a window into the strange conjunctions that exist as parallel universes in today's multicultural America. The result is wisdom and delight, delight and wisdom." -- Judith Ortiz Cofer author of Call Me Maria on THE GIFTED GABALDA"N SISTERS "The Gifted Gabaldon Sisters is about secrets and lies, dramas and scandals, big losses and deep resentments-the very stuff that makes life worth living. It's been a long time since I've encountered such a rambunctious and motley bunch of characters. And in Lopez's hands, through her finely calibrated prose, they lift off the page with dignity and soul, and she makes you root and ache for each of them until the very end." -- Alex Espinoza, author of STILL WATER SAINTS on THE GIFTED GABALDA"N SISTERS