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Author:
Hernández, Vanessa.
Title:
Las alumbradas / Vanessa Hern̉ndez.
Edition:
Primera edición.
Publisher:
Grijalbo,
Copyright Date:
2023
Description:
251 pages ; 23 cm
Subject:
Families--Fiction.
Sisters--Fiction.
Fathers and daughters--Fiction.
Women--Fiction.
Magic--Fiction.
Mexico--Fiction.--20th century--Fiction.
Summary:
"Las hermanas Ferǹndez tienen distintos anhelos, pero vivir̀n y sufrir̀n juntas las haząas y desventuras que conlleva encontrar el propio camino y, sobre todo, la felicidad. Guerrero, principios del siglo xx. Una tragedia cambiar̀ para siempre el destino de la familia Ferǹndez. Tras la muerte de la sęora Micaela y la pequęa Milena, don Ismael tendr̀ que seguir adelante con sus cuatro hijas, quienes entran en la madurez de manera forzada. Evelina, Faustina, Laureana y Lena luchar̀n por encontrar su lugar en el mundo, lejos del calor y la seguridad de la hacienda Las alumbradas. Sin embargo, no ser̀ tan f̀cil para Lena, para quien estar lejos de la tierra que la vio crecer provocar̀ una nostalgia profunda en su coraz̤n. Lena se forjar̀ un car̀cter aguerrido y rebelde, y desarrollar̀ adem̀s un don que escapa a todo entendimiento racional... Habiendo bebido de la sabidur̕a ancestral de las indias con las que convivi̤ de nįa, es capaz de hacer y deshacer hechizos para evitarles el sufrimiento a las personas que ama. Pero si el prop̤sito de su vida parece ser ayudar a los dem̀s, en especial a sus hermanas, ¿d̤nde quedar̀ su propia dicha? Las alumbradas es una novela sobre cuatro hermanas rodeadas de eventos extraordinarios que, a pesar de las adversidades, luchar̀n incansablemente por encontrar el amor"-- Back cover.
"The Ferǹndez sisters have different desires, but they will live and suffer together the exploits and misadventures that come with finding one's own path and, above all, happiness. Guerrero, early 20th century. A tragedy will forever change the destiny of the Ferǹndez family. After the death of Mrs. Micaela and little Milena, Don Ismael will have to move on with his four daughters, who enter adulthood in a forced way. Evelina, Faustina, Laureana and Lena will fight to find their place in the world, away from the world. warmth and security of the Las Alumbradas hacienda. However, it will not be so easy for Lena, for whom being far from the land where she grew up will provoke a deep nostalgia in her heart. Lena will forge a brave and rebellious character, and will develop also a gift that escapes all rational understanding... Having drunk from the ancestral wisdom of the Indian women with whom she lived as a child, she is capable of casting and undoing spells to prevent suffering for the people she loves. But if the purpose of her life seems to be helping others, especially her sisters, where will her own joy be? Las alumbradas is a novel about four sisters surrounded by extraordinary events who, despite adversity, will fight tirelessly to find love." -- Machine translation.
ISBN:
6073830440
9786073830447
OCLC:
(OCoLC)1396059751
Locations:
LAPH975 -- Sioux City Public Library (Sioux City)

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