{"product_id":"river-woman-river-demon-9781665057509","title":"River Woman, River Demon","description":"\u003cp\u003eAward-winning Mexican-American and Indigenous author Jennifer Givhan brings us an exquisitely written, spell-binding psychological thriller--weaving together folk magick with personal and cultural empowerment--that is perfect for fans of Mexican Gothic.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Eva's husband is arrested for the murder of a friend, she must confront her murky past and embrace her magick to find out what really happened that night on the river.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEva Santos Moon is a burgeoning Chicana artist who practices the ancient, spiritual ways of brujería and curanderisma, but she's at one of her lowest points--suffering from disorienting blackouts, creative stagnation, and a feeling of disconnect from her magickal roots. When her husband, a beloved university professor and the glue that holds their family together, is taken into custody for the shocking murder of their friend, Eva doesn't know whom to trust--least of all, herself. She soon falls under suspicion as a potential suspect, and her past rises to the surface, dredging up the truth about an eerily similar death from her childhood.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStruggling with fragmented memories and self-doubt, an increasingly terrified Eva fears that she might have been involved in both murders. But why doesn't she remember? Only the dead women know for sure, and they're coming for her with a haunting vengeance. As she fights to keep her family out of danger, Eva realizes she must use her magick as a bruja to protect herself and her loved ones, while confronting her own dark history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRiver Woman, River Demon is a mysterious incantation of reckoning with the past and claiming one's unique power and voice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGivhan, Jennifer:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJennifer Givhan\u003c\/b\u003e, a National Endowment for the Arts and PEN\/Rosenthal Emerging Voices fellow, is a Mexican American writer and activist from the Southwestern desert. She is the author of four full-length poetry collections: \u003ci\u003eLandscape with Headless Mama\u003c\/i\u003e (2015 Pleiades Editors' Prize), \u003ci\u003eProtection Spell\u003c\/i\u003e (2016 Miller Williams Poetry Prize Series edited by Billy Collins), \u003ci\u003eGirl with Death Mask\u003c\/i\u003e (2017 Blue Light Books Prize chosen by Ross Gay), and\u003ci\u003e Rosa's Einstein\u003c\/i\u003e (Camino Del Sol Poetry Series, 2019). Her honors include the Frost Place Latinx Scholarship, a National Latinx Writers' Conference Scholarship, the Lascaux Review Poetry Prize, Phoebe Journal's Greg Grummer Poetry Prize chosen by Monica Youn, the Pinch Poetry Prize chosen by Ada Limón, and ten Pushcart nominations. Her work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eBest of the Net\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBest New Poets\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePoetry Daily\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eVerse Daily\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePloughshares\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePoetry\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTriQuarterly\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBoston Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAGNI\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCrazyhorse\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWitness\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSouthern Humanities Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMissouri Review\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eKenyon Review\u003c\/i\u003e. Givhan holds a master's degree in English from California State University Fullerton and an MFA from Warren Wilson College, and she can be found discussing feminist motherhood at JenniferGivhan.com as well as on Facebook and Twitter @JennGivhan.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Blackstone Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50673735041298,"sku":"9781665057509","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_7e7b1897-bb51-49dc-9800-0f663eeda85b.jpg?v=1754897133","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/river-woman-river-demon-9781665057509","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}