Descripción
Soon-to-be an adapted series on Netflix «A touching and fascinating story, both elegant and wise. This may be Tamara Trottner's first book, but she writes like a veteran author. She sees and understands the pain and experiences of others, allowing her to be mature and generous when weaving her characters' fates. This is a moving and captivating novel." - Ángeles Mastretta
"The table is round. Made of mahogany and barely big enough to hold a gray rotary phone. I look up; at this age, you have to look up to see anyone. My brother and I anxiously listen as our father speaks into the receiver. My gaze shifts from one to the other while I struggle to understand what's happening. I just turned five. This day will mark the end of my childhood." Passion is never wrong, but it can be misguided. As revenge against his wife, a man kidnaps their children and flees with them to a succession of foreign countries, setting off a war between two powerful families determined to cling to wealth and power at any cost. Only five years old at the time, the daughter is swept up in whirlwind of dueling loves and hates, vengeance and protection, and contradictory demands: to hate the ones she loves the most, and trust those who lie to her. In this bewildering new reality, she struggles to understand that some loves are impossible, some lives aren't normal, some hatreds have no escape, and the only absolute truth is that unconditional love is full of conditions.
Author: Tamara Trottner
Publisher: Alfaguara
Published: 11/19/2024
Pages: 216
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.55lbs
Size: 9.40h x 5.70w x 0.80d
ISBN13: 9786073191043
ISBN10: 6073191049
Language: Spanish
BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | Hispanic & Latino | Family Life
- Fiction | Literary
- Fiction | World Literature | Mexico
"The table is round. Made of mahogany and barely big enough to hold a gray rotary phone. I look up; at this age, you have to look up to see anyone. My brother and I anxiously listen as our father speaks into the receiver. My gaze shifts from one to the other while I struggle to understand what's happening. I just turned five. This day will mark the end of my childhood." Passion is never wrong, but it can be misguided. As revenge against his wife, a man kidnaps their children and flees with them to a succession of foreign countries, setting off a war between two powerful families determined to cling to wealth and power at any cost. Only five years old at the time, the daughter is swept up in whirlwind of dueling loves and hates, vengeance and protection, and contradictory demands: to hate the ones she loves the most, and trust those who lie to her. In this bewildering new reality, she struggles to understand that some loves are impossible, some lives aren't normal, some hatreds have no escape, and the only absolute truth is that unconditional love is full of conditions.
Author: Tamara Trottner
Publisher: Alfaguara
Published: 11/19/2024
Pages: 216
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.55lbs
Size: 9.40h x 5.70w x 0.80d
ISBN13: 9786073191043
ISBN10: 6073191049
Language: Spanish
BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | Hispanic & Latino | Family Life
- Fiction | Literary
- Fiction | World Literature | Mexico
About the Author
Tamara Trottner (Ciudad de México) holds a degree in Communication Sciences, a master's degree in Literary Appreciation and Creation, and a doctorate in Literary Research and Creation: Novel area, both from Casa Lamm. She published the short story collection Un último pedazo de bruma (2001) and the novel Siempre las Jacarandas (2008). She participates in a radio program with Iñaki Manero, where she shares her enthusiasm for literature and her questions about life. She is passionate about traveling the world, through the pages of a good book, and through the stories that become her words.