1898. Zoilo y Elisa ven alejarse su Cartagena natal desde la cubierta del transatlántico que los llevará a una nueva e incierta vida en México. Empujado por la violencia de las revueltas mineras en España, el acaudalado matrimonio se ve obligado a huir antes de que sus trabajadores se alcen contra ellos y sus propiedades.

Sin embargo, poco después de que el barco zarpe, Zoilo desaparece en misteriosas circunstancias, dejando a Elisa sola en un momento en el que el único recurso de una mujer para sobrevivir sin ayuda es su fortaleza.

Al mismo tiempo que la joven investiga el pasado del hombre al que ama, se enfrenta a un mundo que cambia y anuncia el fin de una época. Nacho Sánchez Carrasco escribe esta emocionante novela, impecablemente documentada, en la que la traición, el amor y los peligros de la ambición tejen una fascinante historia.

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A journey towards a new life.
A story about love and betrayal in the twilight of an era.
A woman willing to find out the truth.

"A story about ambitions and mines, travel and discovery, greed and generosity. Written with masterful precision, it takes us to both sides of the Atlantic, full of enjoyable sceneries and characters." --María Dueñas

1898. Looking at their native Cartagena shrink over the horizon, Zoilo and Elisa are standing on the deck of the transatlantic ship that will take them to a new and unknown life in Mexico. Driven away by the violent mining revolts in Spain, the wealthy marriage must escape before their workers rise up against them and their property.

However, shortly after the ship departs, Zoilo disappears under mysterious circumstances, leaving Elisa by herself, at a time when a woman's only means of survival is her strength if she is all alone. All at once, the young woman looks into the past of the man she loves and faces an evolving world that announces the end of an era.

Nacho Sánchez Carrasco created a thrilling novel, impeccably documented, in which deceit, love, and the dangers of ambition weave a fascinating story.