{"product_id":"muzeca-9798217047574","title":"Muñeca [G\u0026#195;\u0026#179;mez, Cynthia]","description":"\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eCynthia Gómez\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA vivid, surreal Gothic about a queer, Latine, working class witch who sets out to rescue a bespelled heiress and loses control of her powers and her heart in the process.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt is 1968 Oakland, and Natalia Fuentes has been hearing rumors about the beautiful Violeta Miramontes. The young heiress to Spanish colonial wealth has been left paralyzed by a mysterious illness. But Nati knows a thing or two about witchcraft, and she is certain that this is the work of dark magic. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eArmed with a plan to break the spell and earn a handsome reward, Nati works her way into the house as Violeta's caretaker, and immediately discovers her suspicions are true. But who cursed Violeta? And why? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs feelings between the two women bloom into romance, Nati grows more and more reckless, and is forced to face her own ghosts-- ones she hoped would stay gone forever. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRiveting and richly layered, \u003ci\u003eMuñeca \u003c\/i\u003eexplores how far one will go to save the person they love--even if that means damning themselves. Cynthia Gómez fills her debut novel with moments that chill your bones and warm your heart, a razor-sharp examination of deep-rooted issues that will haunt readers long after the last page is turned.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Random House\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/02\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798217047574\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCynthia Gómez\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the story collection \u003ci\u003eThe Nightmare Box and Other Stories\u003c\/i\u003e, and a Tin House and VONA alumn whose short fiction has published in \u003ci\u003eFantasy Magazine, Strange Horizons, Pseudopod, Nightmare Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, and numerous anthologies. She lives in Oakland.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45018517700784,"sku":"9798217047574b","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2341\/9361\/files\/img_9965b5be-1a2c-49fe-894e-1d49eb39aa3d.jpg?v=1773968215","url":"https:\/\/pandemoniumbooks.com\/products\/muzeca-9798217047574","provider":"Pandemonium Books and Games","version":"1.0","type":"link"}