HyssopTriQuarterly Books/Northwestern University Press, 1998 - 175 The friendship of a bishop and a self-proclaimed thief spans over 70 years in this stunning novel full of magic. "Hyssop" is an inquiry into the nature of religion, faith and belief, and into the power of moral dilemmas embedded in loving friendships and in spiritually rich but materially impoverished lives. |
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... Recita nodded yes . Cecilia had asked that Recita borrow the electric clippers of Leo Rascón . A week earlier the cousin of a friend of Leo Rascón's sister had delivered them , and proudly showed Cecilia that he had replaced the ...
... Recita nodded yes . Cecilia had asked that Recita borrow the electric clippers of Leo Rascón . A week earlier the cousin of a friend of Leo Rascón's sister had delivered them , and proudly showed Cecilia that he had replaced the ...
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... Recita said . I could have said , " That's better , " but Recita would have frowned . Leaning so our faces were very close , we brushed her dusky face with our toothbrushes , taking away every trace of grit from her open mouth and lips ...
... Recita said . I could have said , " That's better , " but Recita would have frowned . Leaning so our faces were very close , we brushed her dusky face with our toothbrushes , taking away every trace of grit from her open mouth and lips ...
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... Recita Holguín , for my lawful wife , to have and to hold , from this day forward , for better , for worse , for richer , for poorer , in sickness and in health , until death do us part . " " After Recita repeated her vows , he said ...
... Recita Holguín , for my lawful wife , to have and to hold , from this day forward , for better , for worse , for richer , for poorer , in sickness and in health , until death do us part . " " After Recita repeated her vows , he said ...
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