Tallo De Hierro

Tallo De Hierro

Paperback (28 Nov 2012) | Spanish

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Publisher's Synopsis

In 1938, in the midst of the Great Depression, Francis Phelan-former professional baseball player, part-time gravedigger, and full-time vagabond-returns to his native city of Albany, from which he had run away 22 years prior after an unfortunate accident. He is accompanied by Helen, an alcoholic drifter with whom he has shared his life for years now. Upon his return, memories and ghosts from a violent past haunt him at every turn. His reunion with his family, with people and places that witnessed his upbringing, contrasted with his 20 years of marginalized and tormented existence, make Francis feel, for the first time in his life, that redemption is possible.

En 1938, en plena Gran Depresión, Francis Phelan-ex jugador profesional de béisbol, sepulturero a tiempo parcial y vagabundo a dedicación completa-vuelve a su ciudad natal, Albany, de la que se habìa marchado hace 22 años tras un desgraciado accidente. Le acompaña Helen, una errabunda alcohólica con la que comparte su vida desde hace años. A su regreso, los recuerdos y los fantasmas de un pasado violento lo asedian en cada esquina. El reencuentro con su familia, con los paisajes y personas que le vieron crecer, y el contraste de todo ello con sus 20 años de existencia marginal y atormentada, hace que Francis sienta por primera vez en su vida que la redención es posible.

Book information

ISBN: 9788492663484
Publisher: Libros del Asteroide
Imprint: Libros del Asteroide
Pub date:
Language: Spanish
Number of pages: 304
Weight: 340g
Height: 203mm
Width: 127mm
Spine width: 19mm