Publisher's Synopsis
Del autor del bestseller La niña alemana, nos llega esta conmovedora novela en la que cuatro generaciones de mujeres experimentan amores, pérdidas, guerras y esperanzas, en una historia que comienza con el surgimiento del nazismo en Alemania, pasa por la Revolución cubana, y se extiende hasta la caìda del Muro de Berlìn.
Reseña destacada por Publishers Weekly.
Berlìn, 1931: Ally Keller está sola y asustada cuando da a luz a una hija mestiza a la que nombra Lilith. Mientras los nazis ascienden al poder, Ally sabe que debe proteger a su bebé de la ideologìa de la raza aria promovida por Hitler, y pone en marcha un plan desesperado para enviar a su hija a un lugar seguro al otro lado del océano.
La Habana, 1958: Ya adulta, Lilith conserva pocos recuerdos de su madre o de su infancia en Alemania. La emociona el futuro con Martìn, un piloto cubano con fuertes lazos con el gobierno de Batista, por lo que, al estallar la Revolución, Lilith y su hija recién nacida, Nadine, se encuentran en una encrucijada.
Berlìn, 1988: Como cientìfica en Berlìn, Nadine ha pasado toda su vida evitando la verdad sobre la historia de su propia familia. Es su hija Luna quien la anima a indagar sobre las decisiones que tomaron su madre y su abuela para asegurar la supervivencia de sus hijas. Le corresponderá a Luna aceptar una traición desconcertante que cambiará todo lo que creìa saber sobre el pasado de su familia.
Separadas por el tiempo, pero unidas por el sacrificio, cuatro mujeres se embarcan en viajes de autodescubrimiento y se convierten en testimonios vivientes del poder del amor materno.
ENGLISH DESCRIPTION
Starred review by Publishers Weekly.
Four generations of women experience love, loss, war, and hope from the rise of Nazism to the Cuban Revolution and finally, the fall of the Berlin Wall in this sweeping novel from the bestselling author of the "timely must-read" (People) The German Girl.
Berlin, 1931: Ally Keller, a talented young poet, is alone and scared when she gives birth to a mixed-race daughter she names Lilith. As the Nazis rise to power, Ally knows she must keep her baby in the shadows to protect her against Hitler's deadly ideology of Aryan purity. But as she grows, it becomes more and more difficult to keep Lilith hidden so Ally sets in motion a dangerous and desperate plan to send her daughter across the ocean to safety.
Havana, 1958: Now an adult, Lilith has few memories of her mother or her childhood in Germany. Besides, she's too excited for her future with her beloved Martin, a Cuban pilot with strong ties to the Batista government. But as the flames of revolution ignite, Lilith and her newborn daughter, Nadine, find themselves at a terrifying crossroads.
Berlin, 1988: As a scientist in Berlin, Nadine is dedicated to ensuring the dignity of the remains of all those who were murdered by the Nazis. Yet she has spent her entire lifetime avoiding the truth about her own family's history. It takes her daughter, Luna, to encourage Nadine to uncover the truth about the choices her mother and grandmother made to ensure the survival of their children. And it will fall to Luna to come to terms with a shocking betrayal that changes everything she thought she knew about her family's past.
Separated by time but united by sacrifice, four women embark on journeys of self-discovery and find themselves to be living testaments to the power of motherly love.
