{"product_id":"la-llorona-and-the-soleya-lynda-jenkins-9798294215293","title":"La Llorona and the Soleya Mermaids: A mystical desert retelling","description":"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSummary\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this mystical desert retelling, the ancient legend of La Llorona is transformed into a tale of healing and redemption. Once a grieving mother named \u003cb\u003eMarisela\u003c\/b\u003e, La Llorona has wandered the riverbanks for generations, weeping for the children she lost. Feared as a ghost, she is bound by sorrow and forgotten truths.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut when \u003cb\u003eQueen Amalthea\u003c\/b\u003e and the \u003cb\u003eSoleya Mermaids\u003c\/b\u003e hear her cry carried on shimmer-light, they journey to the Rio Grande to meet her. Instead of running from her, they offer a song-a lullaby wrapped in magic and memory.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough their compassion and song, La Llorona is reminded of who she truly is: not a monster, but a mother, not cursed, but remembered. The mermaids guide her from sorrow to peace, and her spirit transforms into something luminous.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow, instead of fear, her presence brings comfort. She becomes the \u003cb\u003eRivermother\u003c\/b\u003e, singing lullabies to sleeping children and weaving shimmer into legend. The story reminds readers that even the deepest grief can become light-and that every ghost has a name, and every name has a story.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lynda Jenkins\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798294215293\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/26\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 46\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.22lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.12d","brand":"Lynda Jenkins","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48588353110271,"sku":"9798294215293","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/la-llorona-and-the-soleya-lynda-jenkins-9798294215293","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}