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"We need more novels that deepen our understanding of these later stages of a woman's life and put wings of hope on our hearts. The book soars, her best so far, a transcendent read." —Julia Alvarez, internationally bestselling and award-winning author
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.
Genre: Literary Fiction
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.
Genre: Literary Fiction
Praise for this book
"We need more novels that deepen our understanding of these later stages of a woman's life and put wings of hope on our hearts. The book soars, her best so far, a transcendent read." - Julia Alvarez
"From the very first sentence, you know that Ann Davila Cardinal's We Need No Wings is a story for the ages. Tere Sanchez is a grieving widow, a loving mother, a brilliant professor and, oh yeah, she levitates. This novel explores the inexorable pull of blood ties, the power of ancestral homecomings, and one woman's transcendent journey into selfhood. Sassy, smart, humorous, and deeply affecting, this book will make you want to fly." - Connie May Fowler
"An unflinching examination of grief through the eyes of an extraordinary woman. With humor and sensitivity, Ann Davila Cardinal weaves a potent narrative that demonstrates the resilience of women, who are more than their roles in the family-and that the third act of life can be a vibrant new beginning." - Dawn Kurtagich
"Poignant, witty, and downright refreshing, We Need No Wings will crack open your mind and heart to show you how grief can help us live, doubt can make us trust, and change can bring us back to our true selves. I cried, I laughed, I desperately wanted to visit Spain with Tere Sanchez. This novel is pure magic." - Eden Robins
"From the very first sentence, you know that Ann Davila Cardinal's We Need No Wings is a story for the ages. Tere Sanchez is a grieving widow, a loving mother, a brilliant professor and, oh yeah, she levitates. This novel explores the inexorable pull of blood ties, the power of ancestral homecomings, and one woman's transcendent journey into selfhood. Sassy, smart, humorous, and deeply affecting, this book will make you want to fly." - Connie May Fowler
"An unflinching examination of grief through the eyes of an extraordinary woman. With humor and sensitivity, Ann Davila Cardinal weaves a potent narrative that demonstrates the resilience of women, who are more than their roles in the family-and that the third act of life can be a vibrant new beginning." - Dawn Kurtagich
"Poignant, witty, and downright refreshing, We Need No Wings will crack open your mind and heart to show you how grief can help us live, doubt can make us trust, and change can bring us back to our true selves. I cried, I laughed, I desperately wanted to visit Spain with Tere Sanchez. This novel is pure magic." - Eden Robins
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