{"product_id":"the-accidental-santera-a-novel-9780312381882","title":"The Accidental Santera: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003eA one-of-a-kind novel that plunges readers into the secrets of Afro-Cuban Santeriaa world of fascinating beauty  pulsating rhythms  and great mystery. Gabrielle Segovia  Ph.D.  is struggling to build a career as a Latina scientist  cope with her third miscarriage  and resuscitate her marriage to fellow biology professor Benito Cruz. Becoming a santera is not in her plans. But everything changes when her best friend  the feisty Patricia Muoz  drags her into a French Quarter voodoo shop during a conference in New Orleans. When Gabrielle gets home to the San Francisco Bay Area  the predictions from her on-a-whim reading begin to come true. Thats when she learns she hails from a long line of practitioners of Santeria  the religion created when Yoruba slaves combined their ancient rituals with Catholicism. Out of desperation to become a mother and save both her job and her marriage  Gabrielle turns to Puerto Rican relatives living in Miami she hasnt seen since she was a child. She finds herself warmly embraced by three generations of Segovia santeras and drawn into their world of sances  sacred drums  and ritual animal sacrifice. Unexpectedly marked for initiation by the gods and goddesses of the Yoruba pantheon  Gabrielle must decide whether she can bring herself to answer the call. And  if she chooses  commit to the seemingly contradictory life of a scientist who is also a santera. In this powerful debut novel  Irete Lazo captures a vibrant world still unknown to many and relates a journey that is at once funny  heart-wrenching  and  ultimately  triumphant.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45646899445813,"sku":"ByrdShop_0312381883","price":43.53,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780312381882.jpg?v=1781680848","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-accidental-santera-a-novel-9780312381882","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}