Overview
CANARIAS, 2019. Mara Denis llega a La Palma para hacer un reportaje, pero descubre algo que lo trastoca todo: el nombre de su bisabuela, Catalina Quintana, figura entre las víctimas del buque Valbanera, hundido rumbo a Cuba un siglo atrás. Decidida a desentrañar este hallazgo que contradice lo que sabía de su familia, emprende una búsqueda que la enfrentará a sus orígenes.
CANARIAS Y CUBA, 1919. Catalina Quintana deja su isla rumbo a Cuba, forzada a empezar de nuevo con una hija pequeña, pero el mar sellará su destino. Marcada por los secretos que guarda para proteger a los suyos, su historia queda sepultada bajo las olas durante un siglo, hasta que la búsqueda de Mara la devuelve a la luz y hace emerger un pasado silenciado durante generaciones.
Con una prosa delicada y envolvente que evoca lo mejor de Isabel Allende, la ganadora del Premio Pulitzer Mirta Ojito se inspira en hechos reales para construir una gran saga familiar sobre el poder del amor y los lazos que nos sostienen a través de las generaciones.
«Una conmovedora historia repleta de memoria familiar, sensibilidad y ternura. No se pierdan la maestría narrativa de Mirta Ojito». MARÍA DUEÑAS
ENGLISH DESCRIPTION
CANARY ISLANDS, 2019. Mara Denis arrives in La Palma to work on a feature story, but she uncovers something that changes everything: the name of her great-grandmother, Catalina Quintana, appears among the victims of the Valbanera, a ship that sank on its way to Cuba a century earlier. Determined to unravel this discovery, which contradicts everything she believed about her family, she embarks on a journey that will force her to confront her roots.
THE CANARY ISLANDS AND CUBA, 1919. Catalina Quintana leaves her island for Cuba, forced to start over with her young daughter, but the sea will seal her fate. Burdened by the secrets she keeps to protect those she loves, her story remains buried beneath the waves for a century, until Mara’s search brings it back to light and reveals a past that had been silenced for generations.
With graceful and immersive prose that recalls the very best of Isabel Allende, Pulitzer Prize winner Mirta Ojito draws on real events to create a sweeping family saga about the power of love and the ties that sustain us across generations.
“A moving story filled with family memory, sensitivity, and tenderness. Don’t miss Mirta Ojito’s narrative mastery.” MARÍA DUEÑAS
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