Overview
Por la autora galardonada con el premio Fernando Lara 2011
Costa del Sol, 1963. Con el corazón roto, Maite abandona su Oviedo natal después de que su prometido haya tratado de presionarla para abortar. La joven ha escogido seguir con su embarazo lejos de él y forjarse un futuro en el sur. En Torremolinos, comienza a trabajar de recepcionista en el Pez Espada, el famoso hotel de lujo en el que veranean las estrellas más exitosas del momento, como Ava Gardner, Sean Connery o Frank Sinatra. Pero pronto, al verse envuelta en ese ambiente de glamour y libertad sin límites, anhela ser dueña de su propio destino. Será entonces cuando se instale en Marbella y decida abrirse camino en el complejo mundo de la noche y los negocios...
Con una ágil pluma narrativa, Silvia Grijalba nos sumerge en la época más resplandeciente de la Costa del Sol de la mano de una mujer que se atrevió a tomar las riendas de su vida y a vivir un amor de los que nunca se olvidan. Una magnífica crónica de aquellos años de efervescencia en los que cualquier noche podía volverse eterna.
ENGLISH DESCRIPTION
A grand story of ambition, rebellion and love set in the golden years of the Costa del Sol.
By the winner of the 2011 Fernando Lara Prize.
Costa del Sol, 1963. Her heart broken, Maite flees her hometown of Oviedo after her fiancé pressures her to have an abortion. She decides to keep the baby and start life over again in the south. In Torremolinos, she takes a job as a receptionist at the Pez Espada, the famous luxury hotel known for hosting celebrities such as Ava Gardner, Sean Connery and Frank Sinatra. In this new, hedonistic and glamourous atmosphere, Maite begins to dream of being the mistress of her own destiny. She moves to Marbella and enters the world of business and nightlife....
Silvia Grijalba transports us to the golden age of the Costa del Sol with the epic love story of a woman who dared take the reins of her own life. A magnificent chronicle of an effervescent era when the night seemed like it could last forever.
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