Aroma de Guerra Y Café / Scent of War and Coffee - Hardcover
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1942, Japan. As World War II rages and Spain endures the darkest years of the Franco dictatorship, Jacinto Casares and his daughter, María, prepare to start a new life in the Empire of the Rising Sun. The owner of a coffee plantation on the island of Java, Casares has accepted a mission that could benefit the family in these turbulent times. The situation in Japan, however, is more complicated than he thought, and María is tasked with a dangerous errand: concealing valuable jewels in the shipments of coffee beans. Ordered to protect her precious cargo at all costs, María is escorted by Coronel Juro Hokusai. A forbidden and passionate romance is kindled between them as they embark on the perilous journey to her family's plantation in Java, where past memories evolve into present-day horrors.
Aroma de Guerra Y Café / Scent of War and Coffee - Hardcover
$22.95
by Emilio Calderón (Author)
Una historia de pasión y secretos que cambiará la vida de los protagonistas como solo la guerra o el amor pueden hacerlo.
1942, Japón. Mientras la Segunda Guerra Mundial estalla y España se enfrenta a los años más oscuros de la dictadura franquista, Jacinto Casares y su hija María preparan el equipaje para partir hacia el Imperio del Sol Naciente.
1942, Japan. As World War II rages and Spain endures the darkest years of the Franco dictatorship, Jacinto Casares and his daughter, María, prepare to start a new life in the Empire of the Rising Sun. The owner of a coffee plantation on the island of Java, Casares has accepted a mission that could benefit the family in these turbulent times. The situation in Japan, however, is more complicated than he thought, and María is tasked with a dangerous errand: concealing valuable jewels in the shipments of coffee beans. Ordered to protect her precious cargo at all costs, María is escorted by Coronel Juro Hokusai. A forbidden and passionate romance is kindled between them as they embark on the perilous journey to her family's plantation in Java, where past memories evolve into present-day horrors.
Author Biography
Emilio Calderón (Málaga, 1960) es licenciado en Historia moderna. Ha publicado numerosos relatos juveniles y cuentos, entre los que destacan La momia que me amó (1998), Continúan los crímenes en Roma, El cielo encendido y otros misterios, El último crimen de Pompeya (2004), Roma no paga traidores (2005) y El misterio de la habitación cerrada (2006).
En 2008 publicó su primera novela para adultos, El mapa del creador, con la que obtuvo un gran éxito nacional e internacional y fue traducida a veintitrés idiomas. Ese mismo año también ganó el Premio Fernando Lara de Novela con El judío de Shanghái, y en 2009 quedó nalista del Premio Planeta con La bailarina y el inglés. En 2016 obtuvo el II Premio de biografía Stella Maris por el libro La memoria de un hombre está en sus besos, una obra sobre Vicente Aleixandre. Aroma de guerra y café es su última novela.
Number of Pages: 432
Dimensions: 1.4 x 9.3 x 6.4 IN
Publication Date: October 22, 2024
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