Overview
Por la autora del best seller Lunas de Estambul
Tres generaciones de mujeres. Una herida que solo el amor será capaz de cerrar...
1956. Tras la muerte accidental de su padre, Rosario, con tan solo trece años, se ve obligada a dejar el pequeño pueblo de Veracruz donde ha vivido siempre y mudarse, junto con su madre, al Distrito Federal. Después de instalarse en una antigua vecindad, ambas comienzan a ganarse la vida vendiendo flores en el mercado de La Merced, donde Rosario descubre un universo vibrante y completamente desconocido. Sin embargo, entre los colores, los aromas y los pregones, también acechan quienes esperan cualquier oportunidad para aprovecharse de la inocencia. Así, cuando una decisión tomada con la esperanza de mejorar su vida conduce a Rosario a confiar en la persona equivocada, la traición marcará para siempre su destino y el de su familia.
La nueva novela de Sophie Goldberg es una conmovedora saga familiar, ambientada en el maravilloso México de mediados del siglo XX, que explora la compleja relación entre madres e hijas, la lealtad, el peso de aquello que se calla y la incesante búsqueda de redención.
ENGLISH DESCRIPTION
From the bestselling author of Lunas de Estambul
Three generations of women. One wound that only love can heal...
1956. After the accidental death of her father, Rosario, just thirteen years old, is forced to leave the small town of Veracruz where she has always lived and move with her mother to Mexico City. After settling into an old tenement courtyard, they begin earning a living selling flowers at the La Merced market, where Rosario discovers a vibrant and completely unfamiliar world. Yet among the colors, fragrances, and market cries lurk those who are ready to take advantage of innocence at the first opportunity. When a decision made in the hope of improving her life leads Rosario to trust the wrong person, betrayal will forever shape her destiny and that of her family.
Sophie Goldberg’s new novel is a moving family saga, set in the fascinating Mexico of the mid-twentieth century, exploring the complex relationship between mothers and daughters, loyalty, the weight of unspoken truths, and the relentless search for redemption.
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