Cuando Camila llega a Chiapas con el propósito de escribir un reportaje diferente sobre la revuelta zapatista para una revista norteamericana, no sospecha que la auténtica revolución tendrá lugar en su interior. A sus treinta y cuatro años, los zarpazos de la vida la han alcanzado de lleno, y se siente derrumbada por la muerte de su hijo, todavía bebé. Pero con la llegada a San Cristóbal de las Casas, la dura realidad que debe reflejar la lleva a sentirse viva de nuevo.
Arrastrada por los dramáticos acontecimientos que se van sucediendo, e indecisa ante el renacimiento de la pasión amorosa, Camila se ve obligada a replantearse su vida, especialmente la relación con su madre, defensora de la democracia chilena, y con su marido, un periodista con quien abandonó Chile para vivir en Washington. Así, mientras descubre los claroscuros del México actual, Camila se debate entre la necesidad de reconciliarse con su pasado y el renovado impulso vital que la domina.

Lo que esta en mi corazon (Esenciales (Essential))

Literature & Fiction

SERRANO, MARCELA

Contemporary

Rayo

La leyenda cuenta que La Llorona es la madre que deambula por los caminos llamando a los hijos que ha asesinado. Conocemos a la protagonista de esta novela por su llanto invisible, el de una madre que ha perdido a su hija a los pocos días de nacer. ¿En qué la convierte el destino: en asesina o salvadora? ¿Qué ocurrió realmente en ese hospital con su pequeña? Unida a otras mujeres en su misma situación buscará las respuestas, conseguirá alzar su voz y rebelarse contra la adversidad.

La llorona

Josefa Ferrer, a famous Chilean singer and star, awakens one morning to read in the Santiago newspaper that her best friend, Violeta, has been involved in a brutal act of violence. Overwhelmed with regret and plagued with guilt for not having foreseen the tragedy, Josefa feels compelled to tell Violeta's life story--one marked by lost ideals, disillusionment, and grief--which is ultimately Josefa's story, too. Through the interwoven lives of these two women, Marcela Serrano explores how the demands of a woman's role as mother, wife, lover, and friend are frequently at odds with her own dreams and aspirations, and how easily the fragile bonds of friendship and family can be strained to the breaking point. For Josefa and Violeta, it is only in Antigua, under the watchful eyes of "the others"--a chorus of female ancestral spirits who testify to the women's defining moments of strength and courage--that Josefa and Violeta will discover that even in the aftermath of violence and betrayal they have control over their destinies and their redemption. Exquisitely crafted and written in beautiful, lyrical prose, Marcela Serrano's unforgettable novel about friendship, forgiveness, and second chances speaks to every woman who has experienced the wrenching divide between professional ambition and family responsibility, who has been torn between the excitement of illicit passion and the security of marriage, who has craved the thrill of success while yearning for solitude in an often chaotic, invasive world.

Antigua and My Life Before

United States

DOUBLEDAY

Josefa Ferrer, a famous Chilean singer and star, awakens one morning to read in the Santiago newspaper that her best friend, Violeta, has been involved in a brutal act of violence. Overwhelmed with regret and plagued with guilt for not having foreseen the tragedy, Josefa feels compelled to tell Violeta's life story--one marked by lost ideals, disillusionment, and grief--which is ultimately Josefa's story, too. Through the interwoven lives of these two women, Marcela Serrano explores how the demands of a woman's role as mother, wife, lover, and friend are frequently at odds with her own dreams and aspirations, and how easily the fragile bonds of friendship and family can be strained to the breaking point. For Josefa and Violeta, it is only in Antigua, under the watchful eyes of "the others"--a chorus of female ancestral spirits who testify to the women's defining moments of strength and courage--that Josefa and Violeta will discover that even in the aftermath of violence and betrayal they have control over their destinies and their redemption. Exquisitely crafted and written in beautiful, lyrical prose, Marcela Serrano's unforgettable novel about friendship, forgiveness, and second chances speaks to every woman who has experienced the wrenching divide between professional ambition and family responsibility, who has been torn between the excitement of illicit passion and the security of marriage, who has craved the thrill of success while yearning for solitude in an often chaotic, invasive world.

Antigua and My Life Before: A Novel

Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group

Antigua Vida Mia (Spanish and English Edition)

World Literature

Vintage Books

Marcela Serrano vuelve a demostrar su talento para penetrar el alma y la psicología femeninas con un grupo de veinte relatos protagonizados por mujeres frágiles, poderosas, aventureras o temerosas, amas de casa o intelectuales, jóvenes o maduras, cuyas voces e historias se graban a fuego en la memoria. Desde las calles de los Balcanes hasta Santiago de Chile pasando por La Mancha, hay hilos capaces de unir el mundo interior de las mujeres: a veces serán la fuerza de la risa, el valor de la amistad, el amor o el sexo; otras, los miedos ante un matrimonio vacío, la hipocresía, la soledad o el temor al abandono. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION In Dulce enemiga mía, Marcela Serrano once again showcases her unique talent for penetrating the female soul and psychology. This group of twenty short stories features a host of women young and old, fragile and powerful, adventurous and timid, housewives and intellectuals. From the Balkans to Chile, common threads unite them: laughter, friendship, love, sex, fear, hypocrisy, loneliness and abandonment. «It isn't change what really hurts, its the resistance to it. And she felt illuminated, like a Tibetan monk who finds harmony in the act of flowing.» «With every breath she hated him. Without compassion, until eternity. Moral indignation is futile, she said to herself, and repeated, it's a useless luxury. The only thing that works is to not let oneself be beaten. She did not realize how her gaze hardened, she did not recall how the lack of pleasure can dull people.»

Dulce enemiga mia (Spanish Edition)

Alfaguara

Award-winning Chilean author Marcela Serrano weaves a beautiful story about the universal connections between women.
For nine Chilean women, life couldn’t be more different. There is the teenage computer whiz confronting her sexual identity. A middle-aged recluse who prefers the company of her dog over that of most humans. A housekeeper. A celebrity television personality. A woman confronting the loneliness of old age.
Of disparate ages and races, these women represent the variety of cultural and social groups that Chile comprises. On the surface, they seem to have nothing in common…except for their beloved therapist, who brings them together. Yet as different as they all are, each woman has a story to share.
As the women tell their stories, unlikely common threads are discovered, bonds are formed, and lives are transformed. Their stories form an intricate tale of triumph, heartache, and healing that will resonate with women from all walks of life.
An International DUBLIN Literary Award Nominee.

Ten Women

Literary

Amazon Crossing

Nueve mujeres, muy distintas entre sí y que nunca se han visto antes, se reúnen para compartir sus historias. Dan voz a sus conflictos delante de la décima protagonista, su terapeuta, que ha decidido reunirlas en la convicción de que las heridas empiezan a sanar en la medida en que se liberan de las cadenas del silencio. No importa el origen ni la extracción social, la edad o la profesión, todas acarrean sobre sus hombros el peso del miedo, la soledad, las dudas, las inseguridades. A veces, ante un pasado que no puede dejarse atrás; otras, ante un presente que no se parece a lo que habrían deseado, o un futuro que asusta por el vacío que encierra. Se enfrentan a cargas autoimpuestas o socialmente aceptadas, y no hay otro modo de deshacerse de ellas que tomando las riendas, conscientes de que al final vence el coraje y en esa lucha no están solas. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION Nine women—as different as they are unknown to each other—come together to share their stories before a tenth. Completely convinced that the healing of wounds happens only when the chains of silence begin to break, this tenth woman, a therapist, decides to bring them together. Regardless of their origin, social standing, age, and profession, they all carry a weight brought upon by fear, doubt, insecurity, and loneliness. Some face a past they cannot leave behind; others, a present that is opposed to what they wish for themselves, or a future that looms before them as a big black void of emptiness. They come against self-imposed or socially-accepted burdens aware that the only way to rid themselves of this weight is by taking charge of their lives, yet at peace with the knowledge that they don't stand alone and that, in the end, courage overcomes all.

Diez mujeres (Spanish Edition)

La Novena / The Ninth;Narrativa Hispanica (Spanish Edition)

Nosotras Que Nos Queremos Tanto

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