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Remedios | Praise

“Captivating language and enticing cadence are characteristics of the enchanting prose Morales employs in this gathering of uniquely realized vignettes.… Countless tales of resilient individuals grappling with hardships in Morales' exciting melange of stories ultimately affirming the empowerment of women.”
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“Re-imagining women within the global sweep, Remedios spirals out from its Puerto Rican center in prose so delicate and fierce it hurts.”
—Shirley Geok-Lin Lim, author of Among the White Moon Faces

“Aurora Levins Morales's poetic gifts are in full flower in Remedios. She gives us new insights into what it means to be Puertorriqueña.”
—Esmerelda Santiago, author of When I Was Puerto Rican

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