The Souls of Flowers

Viviana Rivero

NOVEL. PLANETA, 2019. 782 PAGES

THIRD PLACE IN THE 2019 PLANETA PRIZE FOR THE NOVEL

When the young and attractive María Álvarez enters the lives of the wealthy Díaz Montero twins, they find themselves clashing over politics. Once they've met her their relationship will never be the same again and neither will the lavish gardens of their mother Doña Encarnación. The plants have begun to suffer inexplicable maladies: the Provence roses are weak, there aren't enough chrysanthemums to make tea, the narcissus mysteriously disappears... What Encarnación doesn't know is that her garden is a harbinger of the tragic rifts that will soon tear her family apart along with the rest of Spain, culminating in the Civil War.

Years later, Rafael Becerra, an Argentinian suffering from an existential crisis, decides to move to Madrid to heal his wounds. He leaves behind his job as a music teacher, the wife he once loved and his young son. If he wants to make his life anew, he will have to deal with the challenges of living as an immigrant in the land of his grandmother, María. Meanwhile, a succession of chance events will help him to understand why his grandmother never spoke about her time in Spain, when something awful forced her into exile.

In their respective time periods, both María and Rafael are forced to endure ordeals but are saved by an unexpected new love. In this novel about the power of emotion, Viviana Rivero once again shows why she is a master of exciting, intricate plots and unforgettable characters.

PUBLISHED BY: Spanish PLANETA

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