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Title details for We Need No Wings by Ann Dávila Cardinal - Available

We Need No Wings

by Ann Dávila Cardinal
Marisol Ramirez
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TO BE FREE, WE MUST LEARN TO FLY.
Tere Sánchez has always known who she was: a professor, a wife, a mother, and a friend. But when her husband dies unexpectedly, she finds herself completely broken. Taking a leave from the university, Tere hopes that she can mourn her husband and get back on her feet, but instead, she spends a year consumed by grief.
Until the day she levitates.
Suddenly, Tere's life is thrown into disarray, and the repeated incidents of levitation not only make her question her sanity but also put her in danger. She decides she will do anything to stop them. So when she's reminded that her family is related to the renowned levitating mystic Saint Teresa of Ávila, she leaves the refuge of her home and travels to Spain, hoping to find answers. But saints can be elusive, and not all answers are easily found. Tere will soon have to decide whether to remain shrouded in her grief or open her heart to a world where we need no wings to fly ...
"There is a wonderfully compelling authority on each and every page here, one borne from hard-earned wisdom, the kind that can only bloom from hardship and loss. But Ann Dávila Cardinal is able to capture all of this with humor and life-loving passion and poetic grace. Cardinal is the real deal, and once again, her fine writing soars."—Andre Dubus III, New York Times bestselling author of House of Sand and Fog

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    September 30, 2024

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      • ISBN: 9798892736862
      • File size: 241170 KB
      • Duration: 08:22:25

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    • English

  • Reviews

    • Publisher's Weekly

      July 29, 2024
      Cardinal (The Storyteller’s Death) explores grief and spiritual ecstasy in this uplifting story of a woman’s new lease on life. Sixty-year-old Tere Sánchez is still in mourning a year after her husband’s death, when she begins levitating in his garden. The experience terrifies her, and she’s troubled by her lack of control when it happens again. Then she remembers her family is related to a medieval saint, Teresa of Ávila, who experienced episodes of spontaneous levitation. Tere sets out to visit her cousin Isabella, a nun in Ávila, Spain, to learn more about their ancestry. While in Spain, Tere makes a series of acquaintances who help her overcome her grief, including a homeless man named Juan, who she helps apply for college, and Roderigo Romero, the owner of a bike shop who makes a pass at her before settling for her offer of friendship. She also visits reliquaries and other sites dedicated to Saint Teresa, and though Isabella can’t explain Tere’s levitation, she offers useful insights (“The experience of levitation comes at times of great change. The best kind of change. The evolution of self”). Aided by her vibrant characters’ sense of humor, Cardinal thoroughly explores themes of mysticism and friendship. It’s an enlivening tale of second chances. Agent: Linda Camacho, Gallt & Zacker Literary.

    • AudioFile Magazine
      In a clear and expressive voice, Marisol Ramirez narrates this fascinating audiobook about 60-year-old Tere Snchez, who begins to levitate like her relative St. Teresa of vila. Grieving the death of her husband, Tere feels lost. One day, while tending his garden, she levitates. Terrified, Tere travels to vila, Spain, seeking answers about levitation. While in vila, she connects with a cousin, a nun, who offers insight into the levitating spells. Tere also connects with several people in vila who offer their friendship, helping her feel less alone. Ramirez voices Tere, a university professor, in an even tone as the character analyzes her unusual circumstances. Ramirez successfully portrays other characters in a warm, pleasant style that matches the audiobook's tone and themes. A.M. © AudioFile 2024, Portland, Maine

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