Overview
El fenómeno del año en Italia.
Ganadora del prestigioso Premio Bancarella, otorgado por los libreros italianos y que ha distinguido en otras ediciones a novelas tan celebradas como La cartera de Francesca Giannone.
Una poderosa saga familiar sobre tres mujeres extraordinarias que luchan por su libertad en una tierra que, dividida entre la tradición y el cambio, no perdona.
¿De qué sirve ser joven y tener sueños si has nacido en la época equivocada?
Sicilia, 1924.
Mientras el fascismo avanza, Nardina anhela estudiar Derecho, pero termina atrapada en un matrimonio impuesto para perpetuar la dinastía de los Cangialosi. Sabedda, marcada por la pobreza, queda embarazada de un barón sin poder cuidar al hijo que espera. Un plan de tintes mafiosos entrelazará para siempre los destinos de ambas jóvenes.
Sicilia, 1960.
Carlotta, inteligente y decidida, sueña con ejercer la abogacía, pero su época la relega al archivo notarial. Allí, un documento olvidado revela una acusación dolorosa: su abuela asegura que su madre no la alumbró, sino que la compró. Ese descubrimiento la impulsa a desenterrar los secretos que unen a Nardina y Sabedda y a enfrentarse a las sombras que el fascismo dejó en su familia y en su tierra.
«Una novela extraordinaria, poderosa y llena de emoción, que bebe de la sabiduría de los grandes clásicos mientras se adentra en las dificultades que enfrentan las mujeres: en el pasado, el presente y el futuro.» — La Repubblica
ENGLISH DESCRIPTION
The literary phenomenon of the year in Italy.
Winner of the prestigious Bancarella Prize, awarded by Italian booksellers and previously given to celebrated novels such as La cartera by Francesca Giannone.
A powerful family saga about three extraordinary women fighting for their freedom in a land torn between tradition and change, a land that does not forgive.
What good is it to be young and have dreams if you were born in the wrong era?
Sicily, 1924.
As fascism rises, Nardina longs to study law but ends up trapped in an arranged marriage meant to perpetuate the Cangialosi dynasty. Sabedda, marked by poverty, becomes pregnant by a baron yet cannot care for the child she is expecting. A mafia-like scheme will forever intertwine the destinies of both young women.
Sicily, 1960.
Carlotta, intelligent and determined, dreams of practicing law, but her time relegates her to the notarial archives. There, a forgotten document reveals a painful accusation: her grandmother claims her mother did not give birth to her, but bought her. This discovery drives Carlotta to uncover the secrets that bind Nardina and Sabedda and to confront the shadows fascism left in her family and her land.
“An extraordinary, powerful, and deeply moving novel, drawing on the wisdom of the great classics while exploring the struggles women face: in the past, the present, and the future.” — La Repubblica
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