{"product_id":"muneca-9798217047574","title":"Muñeca by Gómez, Cynthia","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"Filled with longing and desire, \u003ci\u003eMuñeca\u003c\/i\u003e explores the true cost of freedom and the lengths we go to attain it. Cynthia Gómez's writing is utterly hypnotic; from the very beginning, she had me completely under her spell.\" --Monika Kim, author of \u003ci\u003eEyes are the Best Part \u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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. \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\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Cynthia Gómez\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e G.P. Putnam's Sons\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\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.52lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.91h x 5.44w x 0.73d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798217047574\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/06\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/24\/2026 pg. 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/15\/2026\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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"G.P. Putnam's Sons","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67599945728153,"sku":"9798217047574","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0572\/3367\/0297\/files\/9798217047574.jpg?v=1790889433","url":"https:\/\/bookmarksretail.store\/products\/muneca-9798217047574","provider":"Bookmarks Retail","version":"1.0","type":"link"}