A family saga seasoned with touches of magical realism in the first novel by actor Jaime Riba Arango, known for his role in the series 'La que se avecina'
«And I bear enough with the weight of my family and the inheritance they left me, not everything is money, Prudencio. There are inheritances that hurt».
In Ventaquemada, under the shade of the only orange tree on her estate, Doña Urraca Alcolea has sat down to await the death that will inevitably come on October 15. No one understands the reason for her decision, but in the village, everyone whispers about it. Teresa la Ternerona, Doña Urraca’s daughter, disappeared without saying goodbye, just like so many others who once bore the Alcolea name. Now, only the innocent company of her granddaughter Motita remains, who is forced to watch over the house and tirelessly water the graves.
In this land built on hard work, the nicknames given weigh like stones and the past is never fully buried. Because here, in villages like Ventaquemada, where time stopped long ago, there is only one certainty: the only thing that surely arrives is death.
With a very unique use of magical realism, which intertwines with the lives of Ventaquemada’s inhabitants, Jaime Riba Arango debuts with a dazzling literary voice, sharp language, and fierce beauty.
