The Miraculous Day of Amalia Gómez

A Los Angeles Latina woman living in poverty and hoping for miracles “comes to stunning and heartbreaking life” in this novel from an award-winning author ( Newsday ).   On a hot, still day in May, Amalia Gómez sees—or thinks she sees—a large silver cross in the sky. Does this vision foretell a miracle? The pragmatic, twice-divorced Amalia is doubtful . . .   Amalia’s neighborhood—a decaying area near a shabby part of Hollywood Boulevard—is under attack from gang wars an