Description
At once an epic family drama and a sweeping love story that spans both an ocean and a generation, Palm Trees in the Snow is an emotionally gripping and historically vivid tale of the secrets that can destroy a family-and the bonds that endure. When Clarence of Rabaltue discovers a series of old letters from her father's past, she begins to doubt everything she thought she knew about her once-noble family. Her father and his brother worked in the colony of Fernando Po, but these letters tell a different story than the tales of life in Africa that made it to the dinner table. Clarence has no idea what really went on during their time at the cocoa plantations-or why no one in her family has ever returned to the island in all the years since. But the letters suggest that a great love story is buried beneath the years of silence. Setting out from her home in Spain's snowy mountains, Clarence makes the same journey across the sea that her uncle and father traveled before her. There, she unlocks the painful secrets her family has hidden in the rich African soil. But what she discovers may also be the key to awakening her own listless heart.
About the Author
Luz Gabas was born in 1968 in the city of Monzon, Spain. After spending a year in San Luis Obispo, California, she studied at the University of Zaragoza in Spain, where she graduated with a degree in English literature and later became a lecturer. For years she has combined her academic work with translating, writing articles, researching literature and linguistics, and participating in cultural, theatrical, and cinematic projects. She lives and writes in the beautiful village of Anciles, which neighbors the historic town of Benasque. She is the author of Palmeras en la nieve (Palm Trees in the Snow), which was a best seller upon publication in Spain and was adapted into a major motion picture, and Como fuego en el hielo (Fire and Ice).
Book Information
ISBN 9781503941694
Author Luz Gabas
Format Paperback
Page Count 620
Imprint AmazonCrossing
Publisher Amazon Publishing
About the Author
Luz Gabas was born in 1968 in the city of Monzon, Spain. After spending a year in San Luis Obispo, California, she studied at the University of Zaragoza in Spain, where she graduated with a degree in English literature and later became a lecturer. For years she has combined her academic work with translating, writing articles, researching literature and linguistics, and participating in cultural, theatrical, and cinematic projects. She lives and writes in the beautiful village of Anciles, which neighbors the historic town of Benasque. She is the author of Palmeras en la nieve (Palm Trees in the Snow), which was a best seller upon publication in Spain and was adapted into a major motion picture, and Como fuego en el hielo (Fire and Ice).
Book Information
ISBN 9781503941694
Author Luz Gabas
Format Paperback
Page Count 620
Imprint AmazonCrossing
Publisher Amazon Publishing
