Al Encuentro del Fuego / Encountering the Fire

"Un coctel poderoso hecho con la mezcla de dosis exactas de José Donoso y Dan Brown-- es el triunfo de esta novela dolorosa y tierna, dulce y perversa, entretenida y profunda, que además resulta ambiciosa y certera" Iván Thays, El Vocero

Por qué alguien, en vez de huir del fuego, lo que sería natural, corre a su encuentro?

La joven Sofía, con una inteligencia matemática notable, perteneciente a la burguesía de Puerto Rico, habita una hermosa mansión azul y es nieta de un hombre muy poderoso. Sin embargo, todo es una fachada.

La casa ha sido tomada por la enfermedad de su madre, Pandora, quien sufre del Síndrome de Diógenes y ha convertido la mansión en un basurero lleno de cucarachas y mal olor. Su abuelo se torna cada vez más siniestro, su padre Alberto vive encerrado en la burbuja de "no me meto con nadie" y su adorada abuela Marta, se acaba de suicidar.

Si Sofía quiere torcer su destino, debe realizar un acto arriesgado, inédito y es lo que hace: huye de su casa y empieza una historia que la acerca a ardientes e insospechadas verdades sobre su familia y su propia identidad. Para encontrar la verdad, Sofía debe ingresar al centro mismo del incendio.

ENGLISH DESCRIPTION

"A powerful cocktail made with the mixture of exact doses of José Donoso and Dan Brown--is the triumph of this painful and tender, sweet and perverse, entertaining and profound novel, which is also ambitious and accurate" Iván Thays, El Vocero

Why does someone, instead of fleeing from the fire, which would be natural, run to meet it?

The young Sofia, with a remarkable mathematical intelligence, belonging to the bourgeoisie of Puerto Rico, lives in a beautiful blue mansion and is the granddaughter of a very powerful man. However, it's all a façade.

The house has been taken over by the illness of his mother, Pandora, who suffers from Diogenes Syndrome and has turned the mansion into a garbage dump full of cockroaches and bad smell. His grandfather becomes more and more sinister, his father Alberto lives locked in the bubble of "I don't mess with anyone" and his adored grandmother Marta has just committed suicide.

If Sofia wants to twist her destiny, she must perform a risky, unprecedented act and that is what she does: she runs away from home and begins a story that brings her closer to burning and unsuspected truths about her family and her own identity. To find the truth, Sofia must enter the very center of the fire.

Author: Helena Sampedro
Publisher: Planeta Publishing
Published: 04/02/2024
Pages: 304
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.55lbs
Size: 7.80h x 5.10w x 1.00d
ISBN13: 9786073911559
ISBN10: 6073911556
Language: Spanish
BISAC Categories:
- Young Adult Fiction | Thrillers & Suspense | Supernatural