
"Shadows in the City, Roots in the Andes" (2018675309, #1) (eBook, ePUB)
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Shadows in the City, Roots in the Mountains is a powerful and intimate novel that explores the fractures of family, memory, and identity in a country marked by migration and loss. Set between the Andean highlands and the restless streets of Lima, the story follows María, a young girl whose life is changed forever when her brother disappears during a chaotic protest. Returning home without him, she faces the grief, fury, and helplessness of a mother consumed by illness, poverty, and despair.As María grows, she navigates a world where silence is a form of survival and emotional wounds are inhe...
Shadows in the City, Roots in the Mountains is a powerful and intimate novel that explores the fractures of family, memory, and identity in a country marked by migration and loss. Set between the Andean highlands and the restless streets of Lima, the story follows María, a young girl whose life is changed forever when her brother disappears during a chaotic protest. Returning home without him, she faces the grief, fury, and helplessness of a mother consumed by illness, poverty, and despair.
As María grows, she navigates a world where silence is a form of survival and emotional wounds are inherited across generations. The novel moves through moments of childhood vulnerability, maternal anger, and the quiet resilience that emerges in the face of abandonment. Through vivid scenes, shifting landscapes, and an honest portrayal of emotional struggle, the book captures the complexities of a fractured Peru-one in which countless families have carried similar stories of disappearance, displacement, and unspoken pain.
Blending fiction with echoes of lived experience, Shadows in the City, Roots in the Mountains offers a deeply human look at how loss shapes identity and how memory can become both a burden and a source of strength. It is a story about roots that persist even when torn from the earth, and about the fragile hope that survives in the darkest corners of childhood.
Perfect for readers who appreciate emotional literary fiction, Latin American narratives, and stories centered on family, trauma, and resilience, this debut novel invites reflection on the invisible histories that shape us and the quiet courage required to face them.
As María grows, she navigates a world where silence is a form of survival and emotional wounds are inherited across generations. The novel moves through moments of childhood vulnerability, maternal anger, and the quiet resilience that emerges in the face of abandonment. Through vivid scenes, shifting landscapes, and an honest portrayal of emotional struggle, the book captures the complexities of a fractured Peru-one in which countless families have carried similar stories of disappearance, displacement, and unspoken pain.
Blending fiction with echoes of lived experience, Shadows in the City, Roots in the Mountains offers a deeply human look at how loss shapes identity and how memory can become both a burden and a source of strength. It is a story about roots that persist even when torn from the earth, and about the fragile hope that survives in the darkest corners of childhood.
Perfect for readers who appreciate emotional literary fiction, Latin American narratives, and stories centered on family, trauma, and resilience, this debut novel invites reflection on the invisible histories that shape us and the quiet courage required to face them.
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