Industrias de la conciencia

Sisters Clarice and María Inés pursue different paths through life after sharing an experience in their youth that haunts them both.

The book is an homage to the author's grandmother and her journey to the United States from Guatemala in the early 1900's. Her rebellion from her family's control, struggles and loves are detailed over a 50 year period starting in her homeland and ending in San Francisco, California. The courage and independent spirit of Romelia never waver through heartbreaking loss and separation.

This is Patricia's story; a Cinderella who leaves the carriage behind and abandons her designer shoes to put on some sneakers. And it is also the story of Ulysses; short-sighted and owner of a small bookstore, the only kingdoms that matter to him are those of his role-playing games. Will they be able to find themselves, in the middle of all the wrong paths, and take a journey that leads to the happy ending of this modern tale?

Japón, 1957. El matrimonio concertado de Naoko Nakamura asegura el estatus de su familia. Pero Naoko se ha enamorado de un marinero estadounidense, un gaijin, y casarse con él provocaría una gran vergüenza a toda su familia. Cuando se descubre que Naoko está embarazada, es repudiada y obligada a tomar decisiones inimaginables con consecuencias que se extenderán de generación en generación. Estados Unidos, en la actualidad. Tori Kovač, al cuidado de su padre moribundo, encuentra una carta que contiene una gran revelación, una que pone en duda todo lo que sabía sobre él y sobre su...