Maria of Agreda: Mystical Lady in Blue  is now available through the University of New Mexico Press (UNMP). This is a definitive biography of the intriguing 17th century abbess who wrote Mystical City of God, advised the king of Spain from behind the walls of the cloister, and indelibly influenced the history of the American Southwest. It has just arrived in the publisher's warehouse, so despite the official publishing date of "June 2009" it is now available to order. To read the publisher's catalog copy, please visit UNMP's website.  For more of the back story on how the book came to be, please read about her biography, as well as some of the other pages on this website.

  For ordering information, call UNMP toll-free at 1-800-249-7737.  Libraries, booksellers, and other outlets can ask about the availability of a "short discount," or might also like to explore the possibility of additional discounts if ordered through the university's retail and wholesale agents. 

  It's also available through  Amazon.com -- isn't life grand -- and since it is distributed through Ingrams, it is also available to order through your favorite local book seller, including Barnes and Noble, and our own Schuler Books of Michigan (hot links to follow when they come online).

  Whether ordering for your personal reading, for a retail outlet, or for a class in Spanish language, literature and history, ordering now will insure that you will be one of the first to receive a First Edition hardcover copy in Spring 2009.  The design team at the University of New Mexico Press made this into a spectacular "keeper," with an attractive layout, 37 images, 2 maps, with an impressive "heft," though in a very comfortable and manageable size. It will make a particularly lovely gift for yourself, someone special, even your library.

If you are interested in obtaining a signed copy or scheduling a book talk / book signing, please email me directly at M dot Agreda @ Comcast dot Net, and I'll be  happy to work something out with you.

 Marilyn H. Fedewa