First published 2014
Clara moves between countries, carrying memories that shift like sand. She left her birthplace decades ago, but the pull of home never fades. Each new city promises stability, yet she finds herself always looking backward. Her children speak different languages than the one she dreams in. Her husband adapts easily to each relocation, while she collects fragments of places she has lived. When illness forces her to confront what matters most, Clara must decide whether home is a place you return to or something you create. Lively examines the weight of displacement and the courage required to build a life from scattered pieces.
Genres: family-life, contemporary, adult-fiction, 21st-century
Vibes: intimate, lyrical, thought-provoking
Tropes: family-secrets, found-family
Setting: Africa, Europe
Period: 20th-century, 21st-century
192 pages · Paperback · Editorial Vicens Vives