Barbara Mujica's novel of the life of Saint Teresa of Avila is reviewed in the new issue of The Washingtonian magazine. Critic Emily Halonen notes that Mujica's "intimate novel about St. Teresa of Avila is as much about friendship and love as is it about faith and salvation." Since publication, this beautifully written book as received glowing reviews; Entertainment Weekly said: "Eschewing sacred sentiment for rich, gritty anecdotes, Sister Teresa, Barbara Mujica's well-researched novel reimagines famed 16th-century Teresa of Avila as a vibrant and fully fleshed woman not above vanity, deceit, and a little pre-convent hanky-panky." The new trade paperback edition of Sister Teresa: A Novel will be published in March.
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Listen to Barbara Mujica as she discusses SISTER TERESA, her compelling novel illuminating the life of one of the most beloved and most controversial of all the saints. Told from the point of view of Saint Teresa's doting companion Sister Angelica, SISTER TERESA unveils the life of a complicated and devoted servant of the Lord. Mujica brings out the woman behind the legend capturing all the fervor of the saint herself. Recorded May 10 at the National Press Club.

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Bárbara Mujica's SISTER TERESA, due out from Overlook in March 2007, has gotten a starred review in Kirkus.
"A lifelong friend remembers Teresa of Àvila, "Spain's most beloved saint," in this richly entertaining historical novel from Mujica...an earthy, humanizing portrait."