Overview
Isla de la Palma, 1876. Miguel y Alejandro son gemelos y acaban de heredar la fábrica de tabacos La Indiana de forma repentina. Ambos quieren continuar con el negocio familiar, pero descubren que está al borde de la quiebra. La única opción es la venta.
Eliana, oriunda de Cuba, acaba de instalarse en la isla. Fascinada por la tabaquera, está dispuesta a invertir en el negocio para ayudarlos. Pero la mujer oculta un secreto que si se descubre puede arruinar la vida de todos.
Haciendo gala de un estilo evocador y una ambientación preciosista que nos traslada a la España de las últimas colonias y a las consecuencias de un pasado esclavista, Jorge Laguna ofrece a los lectores una historia que seduce y atrapa. Amor, relaciones prohibidas, secretos, masonería, esclavismo y homosexualidad… El secreto de La Indiana es una novela conmovedora que explora los límites del poder y de la traición, en la que los personajes son víctimas de su pasado en una dinastía familiar que se ha esforzado durante décadas en salvar las apariencias.
ENGLISH DESCRIPTION
A strange death. Two brothers in financial ruin. The arrival of an unknown investor who hides a dangerous secret.
La Palma, Canary Islands, 1876. Twin brothers Miguel and Alejandro abruptly inherit the La Indiana tobacco factory. Eager to continue the family business, they soon discover that it is on the verge of bankruptcy. Selling it is the only option.
Eliana has just arrived on the island from Cuba. Fascinated by the tobacco process, she offers to invest in the factory; however, she brings with her a secret that, if it comes to light, could ruin all their lives.
Jorge Laguna’s evocative style and period details transport the reader to nineteenth-century Spain and its legacy of colonialism and slavery in this tale of forbidden love, secret societies, slavery and homosexuality … The Secret of La Indiana is a moving story that explores the limits of power and betrayal, with characters who are the heirs of a dynasty that has taken pains for decades to keep up appearances.
This book title, El secreto de la indiana / The Secret of La Indiana, ISBN: 9788491299042, by Jorge Laguna, published by PRH Grupo Editorial (January 23, 2024) is available in paperback. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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