~ finding the right voice ~
1. 250. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION Chufo Lloréns takes us through some decisive decades in Spain's recent history to tell us about a woman difficult to forget. Over 1,250,000 copies of his novels have been sold. Barcelona, 1977. In a country that is approaching a new stage of freedom, the life of Mariana Casanovas is staggering. The economic failings of her husband, Sergio--an unscrupulous young executive--point to financial ruin for her and their four children. Torn between her marriage and her disappointment at a man who lacks word and honor, Mariana undertakes the task of saving her family, even if she must take drastic measures to do so. Sixteen years ago, her future was bright, a promised bed of roses. Mariana as a teenager took her first steps into adult life in the high society of the time, marked by the customs and traditions that continued to define women's duties and obligations. In those years of learning, the young woman faced Rafael's passion, a bullfighter much older than her who fell for her charms, and met Enrique, her first love, an aspiring musician who went to Paris to fulfill his dreams of becoming a violin virtuoso. Chufo Lloréns, a master of the historical novel, portrays life in Spain in the sixties and seventies through the splendid story of an unforgettable woman who, like the entire country, goes from resignation to freedom.