Valentine \ Amor y furia (Spanish edition)

by Elizabeth Wetmore Narrated by Gabriela Guraieb, Patricia Loranca Ochoa

Overview

En un pueblo a trescientos kilómetros de cualquier lugar, los destinos de un puñado de personajes se entrelazan en una narración magistral de odio y miedo, pero también de amor y de esperanza.

Es el día de San Valentín del año 1976 y el pueblo de Odessa, Texas, está en la cúspide de un boom petrolero.

En medio del campo petrolífero, pocos minutos antes del amanecer, Glory Ramírez, de catorce años, logra sacar fuerzas para escapar de su agresor. Atraviesa el campo entre alambres de púas, restos de tuberías rotas y matojos de mezquite hasta llegar a la puerta de Mary Rose Whitehead, cuya vida se ve irremediablemente trastocada no sólo por la crueldad de la que ha sido víctima la niña -bien podría ser su hija- sino por los hechos subsecuentes, que se suman a los relatos de violencia e injusticia cotidianas que por generaciones han sufrido las mujeres de su pueblo.

Más allá de describir el contexto histórico de un pueblo sureño, Elizabeth Wetmore nos ofrece un potente debut literario que explora los límites del ser humano. Una novela coral extraordinariamente escrita que nos lleva por las entrañas de las mujeres que la protagonizan.

Nacida y criada en West Texas, Elizabeth Wetmore vive con su esposo y su hijo en Chicago. Amor y furia es su primera novela.

Editorial Reviews

APRIL 2022 - AudioFile

In 1976, in the oil fields of Odessa, Texas, 14-year-old Glory Ramirez escapes from a sexual assault and vicious beating, running through the fields until she reaches the home of a local woman. Narrators Gabriela Guraieb and Patricia Loranca Ochoa alternate as they portray several Odessa women who are taking turns sharing their outrage and pent-up frustration at the violence and injustice in their community. The characterizations by both narrators are somewhat stark, reflecting the flat, open landscape of the oil fields and the desperation the women feel in the face of the ongoing misogyny, racism, and uneven application of justice in their community. With their slower-paced narration, Guraieb and Ochoa handily conjure the women’s distress and the desolate pace of life in Odessa. S.E.G. 2022 Audies Finalist © AudioFile 2022, Portland, Maine

APRIL 2022 - AudioFile

In 1976, in the oil fields of Odessa, Texas, 14-year-old Glory Ramirez escapes from a sexual assault and vicious beating, running through the fields until she reaches the home of a local woman. Narrators Gabriela Guraieb and Patricia Loranca Ochoa alternate as they portray several Odessa women who are taking turns sharing their outrage and pent-up frustration at the violence and injustice in their community. The characterizations by both narrators are somewhat stark, reflecting the flat, open landscape of the oil fields and the desperation the women feel in the face of the ongoing misogyny, racism, and uneven application of justice in their community. With their slower-paced narration, Guraieb and Ochoa handily conjure the women’s distress and the desolate pace of life in Odessa. S.E.G. 2022 Audies Finalist © AudioFile 2022, Portland, Maine

Product Details

BN ID:	2940172861710
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	04/13/2021
Edition description:	Unabridged
Language:	Spanish

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