THE GUEST HOUSE – ANA LENA RIVERA

Description

Madrid, 1937. In the midst of the Civil War, a bomb falls on a building on Montera Street, forever changing the lives of two young neighbors. Angela, daughter of the doormen, stays in the city, and in the middle of the rubble, discovers a miraculously alive baby. Elvira, daughter of the owners of the Guesthouse, is sent to France to escape the conflict. Although the war separates them, their destinies remain intertwined.

Years later, their life stories are revealed through a journey through Spain and French exile, revealing the challenges and sacrifices they had to make. The novel reveals how friendship, betrayal, and family secrets are passed down from generation to generation, uniting these two women and their descendants. A moving and powerful saga of women as real as life itself that teaches us that a person's destiny can change in an instant and that unconditional love is the most powerful force.