We need no wings : a novel / Ann Dávila Cardinal.
"To be free, we must learn to fly. Tere Sanchez 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 Avila, 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... From the award-winning author of The Storyteller's Death comes a riveting, multicultural story about what it means to love, heal, and take flight."-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781728258508
- ISBN: 1728258502
- Physical Description: 292 pages ; 21 cm
- Publisher: Naperville, Illinois : Sourcebooks Landmark, [2024]
- Copyright: ©2024
Content descriptions
- General Note:
- Includes reading group guide and a conversation with the author (pages 283-289).
Search for related items by subject
- Subject:
- Teresa, of Avila, Saint, 1515-1582 > Fiction.
Widows > Fiction.
Grief > Fiction.
Psychic ability > Fiction.
Magic > Fiction.
Spain > Fiction. - Genre:
- Magic realist fiction.
Available copies
- 20 of 21 copies available at NC Cardinal.
- 1 of 1 copy available at Onslow County Public Library. (Show)
Holds
- 0 current holds with 21 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Swansboro Branch Library | FIC CARDINAL (Text) | 36015001913330 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Albert Carlton - Cashiers Community Library | F CARDINAL (Text) | 39493110126630 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Black Mountain Library | F CAR (Text) | 0020660378447 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| East Asheville Library | F CAR (Text) | 0020660378454 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Etowah Branch | CAR (Text) | 33258010433088 | Adult Fiction | Checked out | 08/08/2026 |
| Franklinton Branch | F/Cardinal (Text) | 72350000126557 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Goldsboro Library | F CAR (Text) | 900005000262146 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Greene County Public Library | CARDINAL (Text) | 39149008492092 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Haywood County Main Library | F Cardinal (Text) | 33115007711382 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Henderson Main Branch | CAR (Text) | 33258010433079 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
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Summary:
"To be free, we must learn to fly. Tere Sanchez 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 Avila, 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... From the award-winning author of The Storyteller's Death comes a riveting, multicultural story about what it means to love, heal, and take flight."--
