River Woman, River Demon

After her husband, Jericho, is arrested for the murder of her friend Cecilia, Eva Santos Moon must confront her past to determine what really happened on the night of Cecilia’s death. A Chicana artist who practices the ancient spiritual healing paths of brujería and curanderisma, Eva uses her powers to explore her traumatic past, remembering a time 15 years earlier when her childhood best friend, Karma, died under similar circumstances. Plagued with PTSD and slivers of memories, Eva must clear both her name and that of her husband and embrace the powers given to her by generations of women before her. Award-winning Mexican American and Indigenous author Givhan’s (Belly to the Brutal) latest explores the ways in which culture, family, and personal choices determine the course of one’s life. Narrator Kyla Garcia gives a stunning performance of a woman who is finding herself, reckoning with her past, and struggling to survive in a world that does not understand her power.