{"product_id":"9781565129177","title":"The Ghost of Milagro Creek","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe story of Ignacia Vigil Romero, a full Jacarilla Apache, and the two boys, Mister and Tomás, she raised to adulthood unfolds in a barrio of Taos, New Mexico—a mixed community of Native Americans, Hispanics, and whites. Now deceased, Ignacia, a \u003ci\u003ecurandera\u003c\/i\u003e—a medicine woman, though some say a witch—begins this tale of star-crossed lovers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMister and Tomás, best friends until their late teens, both fall for Rocky, a \u003ci\u003egringa\u003c\/i\u003e of some mystery, a girl Tomás takes for himself. But in a moment of despair, a pledge between the young men leads to murder. When Ignacia falls silent, police reports, witness statements, and caseworker interviews draw an electrifying portrait of a troubled community and of the vulnerable players in this mounting tragedy. Set in a terrain that becomes a character in its own right, \u003ci\u003eThe Ghost of Milagro Creek\u003c\/i\u003e brilliantly illuminates this hidden corner of American society.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47040497549552,"sku":"9781565129177","price":13.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781565129177_p0.jpg?v=1763767424","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781565129177","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}