NHCC Book Club: The Witches of El Paso by Luis Jaramillo

NHCC Book Club: The Witches of El Paso by Luis Jaramillo Wednesday, July 22, 2026 6:00 pm NHCC | HLA Conference Room For the month of July, we will be reading The Witches of El Paso by Luis Jaramillo. A lawyer and her elderly great-aunt use their supernatural gifts to find a lost child in this richly imagined and empowering story of motherhood, magic, and legacy in the vein of The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina and La Hacienda. If you call to the witches, they will come. 1943, El Paso, teenager Nena spends her days caring for the small children of her older sisters, while longing for a life of freedom and adventure. The premonitions and fainting spells she has endured since childhood are getting worse, and Nena worries she’ll end up like the scary old curandera down the street. Nena prays for help, and when the mysterious Sister Benedicta arrives late one night, Nena follows her across the borders of space and time. In colonial Mexico, Nena grows into her power, finding love and… View Source