The Ultraviolet Sky

by Alma Luz Villanueva

a novel, American Book Award Winner

379 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1988

About the author

Alma Luz Villanueva (born 4 October 1944 Lompoc, California) is a Mexican-American poet, short story writer, and novelist.

Her Mexican grandfather edited a newspaper in Hermosillo, Mexico, and was a published poet. Her maternal grandmother, a Yaqui Indian curandera/healer (as was her mother) from Sonora, raised her in the Mission District of San Francisco.

She taught at University of California Santa Cruz, Cabrillo College, Naropa Institute, Mesa College, University of California San Diego, Stanford University, Pacific University. She teaches at Antioch University Los Angeles in the MFA in Creative Writing Program, for the past fourteen years as of 2012. She lives in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico.

(from Wikipedia)

Reviews

[Ceeairrah · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great story of female strength, taking the reins of one's life. A contemporary "The Awakening" for my generation of readers. Also love the author. She's a badass goddess who runs with wolves.

[Janet Rodriguez · Rating 5 out of 5]

The way that Villanueva writes the story of Rosa, an artist and single mother who is just trying to finish a painting, fluctuates from wild to poetic, tender and tortured, sensual and stoic. The style of writing so closely matches the character of Rosa that I felt pulled in to her psyche. The book reminded me of a vision quest, where Rosa dives into self-discovery throughout the narrative, emerging (without apologies) knowing (and loving) herself better.