Curandera

"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed people can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has." -- Margaret Mead Curandera, in Spanish, means healer. This is a political novel about how one woman with the help of family and friends can make a difference. Sarafina Lopez is a curandera, a registered nurse, and a part-time pacifist. Her life has been dedicated to healing individuals. She finds herself amidst a national revolt between the workers of Mexico and the maquiladoras, the mostly North American foreign-based businesses that have cancered her country. Now, she has to rethink her convictions and heal a nation.