Elkar 2020 Original title: Odolekoak ISBN: 314 Translated into: click here
Beginning in 1941 and continuing until recently, the novel tells the story of a family in Pamplona-Iruña, across three generations, through the eyes of three women: Matilde, Teresa and Amaia, three matryoshka dolls who each search for and reject their mother.
Current fashions, events and lifestyles pass in front of a moving mirror; the tensions, struggles and changes of society are revealed in this vivid chronicle. However, beyond grand history, we will discover the stories of various people: those of the Echaluces, but also those of their relatives, servants, friends and enemies.
But above all, what you have in your hands is a deep, intense and moving story about mother-daughter relationships: a difficult, complex and painful bond, made up of conflicting feelings, like some strong drinks which will burn your throat upon ingestion and warm you inside for a long time.
Antxiñe Mendizabal Aranburu (Zumarraga, Gipuzkoa, 1968) is a Basque writer, editor and journalist. She has published several books on the history of her town, as well as several other works of fiction. She worked in the children’s and young adult literature genre for years, before starting to write for adults. She is an editor at the Elkar publishing house.
Short Stories
Illustrated Poetry
Novels
Non-fiction
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