Overview
«Una inteligencia que intimida». Alex Vicente, El País
«Agranda su literatura». Mey Zamora, La Vanguardia
«Todo el mundo quiere nombrar su agujero, lo que nunca se colma, para sentir que está lleno de algo».
Violeta trata de aplacar el vacío que arrastra desde que nació, un hueco inexplicable que intenta saciar con el amor de otros. El amor arrollador y evanescente de Paul, alma gemela pero también condena. El amor seguro y colonizador de Salma, rotunda, fuerte y hermosa como la reina de un pueblo guerrero. El amor extraviado de un padre que se alejó pronto y el de una madre que asfixia como solo puede asfixiar el lugar del que una proviene. Violeta lleva una vida entera persiguiendo un ideal romántico y, sin embargo, siempre hay algo que no está, que no tiene; siempre hay algo nuevo listo para ser deseado.
Mientras tanto, los años pasan, el cuerpo duele, corre la sangre y el mundo entero se tambalea. ¿Podría ser la fe el único asidero cuando ya nada es suficiente? ¿Cómo se rompe un pacto de sangre? Aixa de la Cruz saca a la palestra con inteligencia e ironía las grandes preguntas de su generación y firma una novela prodigiosa que la confirma como «una gran narradora que además es una gran pensadora» (Javier Rodríguez Marcos, El País).
ENGLISH DESCRIPTION
After The Heiresses, one of the greatest books of the year according to Babelia, the Euskadi Award recipient returns with a story about the pursuit of love and about faith.
“An intimidating wit.” Alex Vicente, El País
“She engrosses her literature.” Mey Zamora, La Vanguardia
“Everybody wants to name their void, which is never filled, just to believe it is full of something.”
Violeta tries to calm the void she has carried since the day she was born, an inexplicable hole she tries to fill with the love of others. The evanescent and irresistible love of Paul—soulmate, and yet life sentence. The safe and colonizing love of Salma—smashing, strong, and beautiful as a queen of warriors. The missing love of a father who walked away too soon and the love of a mother that smothers like only the place one comes from can. Violeta has spent her entire life chasing a romantic ideal, but there is always something missing, something she doesn’t have. There is always something new ready to be desired.
In the meantime, years go by, the body aches, blood runs, and the entire world crumbles. Could faith be the only pillar when nothing is ever enough? How do you break a blood pact? With intelligence and irony, Aixa de la Cruz brings out to the palestra the great questions of her generation and signs her name on a prodigious novel that confirms her as “a great storyteller that is also a great thinker” (Javier Rodríguez Marcos, El País).
This book title, Todo empieza con la sangre / Everything Begins with Blood, ISBN: 9788410299825, by Aixa De La Cruz, published by PRH Grupo Editorial (July 22, 2025) 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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