Madre mujer muerta

Late 19th century. Young Galia Cervino seeks a place in the world where she can find happiness. Yet the world she inhabits is a tangle of obstacles and hardships—both social and physical—that foreshadow impending drama. Her path crosses with that of Luis Selva, a cultured, solitary physician tormented by his homosexuality; he rescues her from her fate and reconstructs her life story, leading to unforeseen consequences and a boundary that is not easily crossed: he desires to *become* her, as both an act of redemption and an act of revenge. Set in a region of Castile that is beginning to open up to industrialization and social unrest, Adolfo García Ortega’s new novel offers an original take on themes such as motherhood, social class, love, and the true liberation of women amidst a landscape of harshness and inequality. This unique and stirring tale captures the struggle for women's rights at the dawn of feminism, portraying the yearning of young women to be true to themselves at a time when society cruelly denied them that freedom.