num_pages: 224
description: In The Miraculous Day of Amalia Gomez, Amalia Gomez thinks she sees a large silver cross in the sky. A miraculous sign, perhaps, but one the down-to-earth Amalia does not trust. Through Amalia, we take a vivid and moving tour of the "other Hollywood," populated by working-class Mexican Americans, as John Rechy blends tough realism with religious and cultural fables to take us into the life of a Chicano family in L.A. Epic in scope and vision, The Miraculous Day of Amalia Gomez is classic Rechy.
language: English
title: The Miraculous Day of Amalia Gomez
titlecomplete: The Miraculous Day of Amalia Gomez
genres: American, Fiction, LGBT
ratings_count: 259
publisher: Grove Press