Santiago de Compostela, 1931.
Cuatro hermanas se re nen en torno al cad ver de su padre cuando aparece el cuerpo sin vida de una muchacha con indicios de que ha sido asesinada. Qu relaci n guardan ambos sucesos? Qu secretos esconden las hermanas?

En los albores de la Segunda Rep blica, las hermanas Asorey afrontan la muerte de su padre, un reputado m dico. Tilde, la mayor, es autoritaria y pragm tica, mientras Tea, la segunda, es inestable y sufre una fuerte depresi n. Elo sa, la tercera, es moderna y emancipada, y Celia, la menor, tiene como principal objetivo casarse. Las cuatro pactan por motivos secretos esconder el cad ver. Pero cuando una joven lavandera que trabajaba para la familia aparece muerta, dicho pacto corre peligro de saltar por los aires.

En su primera y magn fica novela, Marta Est vez nos narra una intrigante historia familiar de muerte y traici n en un momento hist rico clave en Santiago de Compostela, cuando los vientos del cambio amenazaban la estabilidad pol tica y social y los secretos pod an ser la nica v a para sobrevivir.

Marta Est vez Ansede (Vigo, 1972) es licenciada en Filolog a Inglesa por la Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, dondereside actualmente. Ha simultaneado la docencia con la escritura y es creadora del blog Sweet & Home. Esta es su primera novela.

ENGLISH TRANSLATION

Santiago de Compostela, 1931.
Four sisters gather around their father's dead body when a lifeless girl with signs that she has been murdered appears. What relationship do these two events have? What secrets are the sisters hiding?

At the dawn of the Second Spanish Republic, the Asorey sisters face the death of their father, a renowned doctor. Tilde, the eldest, is authoritarian and pragmatic, while Tea, the second, is unstable and suffers from severe depression. Elo sa, the third, is modern and emancipated, and Celia, the youngest, thinks of getting married as her main objective. For secret reasons, the four agree to hide their father's corpse. But when a young laundress who worked for the family is found dead, their secret pact is in danger of being blown up.

In her first and most magnificent novel, Marta Est vez tells us an intriguing family story of death and betrayal at a key historical moment in Santiago de Compostela, when the winds of change threatened political and social stability and secrets were the only way to survive.

Marta Est vez Ansede (Vigo, 1972) has a degree in English Literature from the University of Santiago de Compostela, where she currently resides. She has combined teaching with writing and is the creator of a blog called Sweet & Home. This is her first novel.

El Secreto de Las Hermanas Asorey / The Secret of the Asorey Sisters - nidottu, espanja, 2023