Far Away Is Here. Lejos es aquí

SINOPSIS: Esta pequeña parte del libro sirve para sintetizar en pocas líneas la obra que tienes entre manos. Sin embargo, me he devanado los sesos y no he conseguido resumirla y mucho menos he sabido definirla. Podría decirte que es una novela histórica, aunque la historia no es lo que se ha vivido, sino lo que se recuerda, cómo se recuerda, cómo se cuenta y quién lo cuenta; y todo esto es muy difícil de llevar a cabo sin apasionamientos. También podría decir que dentro hay una historia de amor, pero no es esta una novela romántica, ni mucho menos. Tampoco la puedo clasificar como...

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