El Aroma de Los Anhelos / The Scent of Desires [Spanish]

By Mónica Castellanos

Book Overview

El aroma de los anhelos es una historia de amor, pero tambi?n un gran retrato de M?xico precursor al estallido de la Revoluci?n mexicana.

Durante el porfiriato crece cada vez m?s el descontento de la poblaci?n. Distintos grupos comienzan a organizarce para confrontar el presidente, entre ellos, el bando liderado por Francisco L. Madero. Los maderistas se situar?n en distintos lugares de M?xico y al sur de Estados Unidos, espec?ficamente en San Antonio, Texas, punto clave para la lucha.

Mar?a, de tan s?lo 15 a?os, es una joven con esp?ritu revolucionario que desea escapar de su condici?n social privilegiada para promover el voto femenino, participar en la pol?tica e iniciar una vida de entrega para los m?s necesitados. Las lecturas como Regeneraci?n de los Flores Mag?n, Punto Rojo del poeta Pr?xedis G. Guerrero y Los miserables de Victor Hugo, le infundir?n ese valor. Pero no ser? tarea f?cil: la protecci?n y las costumbres de su madre, aunadas a las restricciones de su g?nero, la enfrentar?n a diferentes obst?culos.

Sin embargo, el destino dar? un vuelco cuando conoce a un joven doctor reci?n llegado a San Antonio, Daniel Chapman. Pronto, ?l se convertir? en confidente y amigo, ya que un poderoso lazo los unir? m?s all? de lo terrenal.

ENGLISH DESCRIPTION

The Scent of Desiresis a love story, but also a great portrait of a Mexico preceding the onset of the Mexican Revolution.

During the times of Porfirio Diaz' rule, the population's dissatisfaction and restlessness grew bigger and bigger. Different groups opposed to Diaz began to organize to challenge the president, among them, a group led by Francisco L. Madero. The "Maderistas" would then position themselves in different parts of Mexico and the southern United States, specifically in San Antonio, Texas, a key point for the fight.

Mar?a, at the time only 15 years old, was a young woman with a revolutionary spirit who wanted to escape her privileged social standing to promote women's suffrage, participate in politics, and start a life of dedication for the most needy. The writings of Pr?xedis G. Guerrero published in the newspaper Regeneraci?nand Les mis?rableby Victor Hugo, would instill that audacity and drive in her. But it would not be an easy task: her mother's care and social customs, together with the restrictions of being a woman, would make her face many different obstacles.

However, fate is turned upside down when she meets a young doctor who recently arrived in San Antonio, Daniel Chapman. Soon, he will become a confidant and friend, as a powerful bond will bind them together.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: Spanish
• ISBN: 6073801416
• ISBN13: 9786073801416
• Release Date: August 2021
• Publisher: Grijalbo
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.8" x 9.0"