La Casa de Azúcar / Sugar House [Spanish]

By Ángeles Gil

Book Overview

Su destino estaba escrito, pero decidi luchar por cambiarlo. Una historia sobre el ascenso social de una criada a principios del siglo XX.

Nos remontamos a 1907, cuando Manuela, una inocente y analfabeta chica de quince a os, empieza a trabajar para la familia m s rica de Terreros, un pueblo de Arag n. Para cualquier chica de su condici n se trata de una oportunidad nica de escapar de trabajos mucho m s duros. Al entrar en la Casa Grande intenta pasar desapercibida, pero pronto har gran amistad con In s, la hija m s joven de la familia, que le ense ar a leer, y se enamorar de Javier, el m s alocado de los hermanos.

Empieza a gestarse un amor imposible y tr gico por el cual ser despedida y se enemistar para siempre con do a Amelia, la madre de la familia. Javier parte a Cuba y Manuela rehace su vida, consiguiendo xito en sus empresas hasta que, justo antes de empezar la Guerra Civil, descubre algo que le har recordar su pasado...

ENGLISH DESCRIPTION

Her destiny was already written, but she decided to fight in order to change it. A story about the social rise of a maid in the early 20th century.

A young maid on a wine estate.

At the beginning of the 20th century, among the green fields of the Aragonese vineyards, stands a noble house belonging to the Prado de Sanch s family. When Manuela starts working there as a servant, she knows that this is her only chance to escape the miserable fate that has been imposed on her by her humble background.

A secret romance surrounded by family intrigues.

Surrounded by jealousy and family conflicts, and avoiding the lady of the house's watchful eye, Manuela indulges in a forbidden love that will turn her life upside-down and force her to fight more than ever to carve out her own future.

A secret from the past that can change everything.

Years later, when Manuela seems to have overcome her difficult childhood memories, a big secret will come to light. It is then, that she must unearth a past full of struggles, love, and passion.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: Spanish
• ISBN: 8466667539
• ISBN13: 9788466667531
• Release Date: October 2020
• Publisher: Ediciones B
• Length: 464 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.7" x 6.1" x 9.0"