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Donde se esconde el aire / Paz de Laorden.
- Title
- Donde se esconde el aire / Paz de Laorden.
- Author
- Laorden, Paz de
- Publication
- Barcelona : Roca Editorial de Libros, 2005.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Request in advance | PQ6712.A67 D6 2005 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- 222 p.; 23 cm.
- Summary
- Un viejo caser?n en Madrid, deshabitado desde hace muchos a?os, esta siendo demolido. Inesperadamente, aparecen dos esqueletos enterrados en el jard?n. La polic?a ordena parar el derribo y se pone en contacto con Claudia Macera, ?nica decendiente viva de los antiguos moradores de la mansi?n, para ver si es capaz de identificar los restos. La joven comienza a investigar la historia de sus antepasados sirvi?ndose de un viejo ba?l encontrado en un trastero. A trav?s de los diarios y las cartas de su t?a abuela Am?rica Macera descubre c?mo era la vida de aquella casa; la emigraci?n al Nuevo Mundo en busca de una vida mejor; las pasiones ocultas y desgarradoras que marcaron a fuego las vidas de sus protagonistas; los m?ltiples secretos familiares que s?lo ahora salen a la luz. Inspirada por la fuerza de la t?a Am?rica, Claudia empezar? a comprender muchas cosas acerca de las mentiras de su padre y descubrir? que hay muchos enigmas en su familia aparte de los huesos del jard?n.
- An old mansion in Madrid, uninhabited for many years, is being demolished. Unexpectedly, there are two skeletons buried in the garden. The police stop the demolition and contact Claudia Macera, the only living descendant of the ancient inhabitants of the mansion, to see if she can identify the remains. The young woman begins to explore the history of her ancestors using an old trunk found in a storeroom. Through diaries and letters of her great-aunt Macera America she discovers what life was like in that house, emigration to the New World in search of a better life, hidden passions and heartbreak that marked the lives of its protagonists; the many family secrets that are only now coming to light. Inspired by the strength of the American aunt, Claudia begins to understand many things about the lies of her father and discovers that there are many mysteries in your family besides bones in the garden.
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Fiction
- History
- Note
- A novel.
- Hardcover.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- ISBN
- 8496284484
- 9788496284487
- LCCN
- ^^2005451460
- OCLC
- 58453392
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library