Fiction
Helena
by Paulina Vieitez
A trip that marked her life – an encounter that changed her forever. In the prime of her life, Helena Artigas is trying to fulfill her greatest dream: getting a Ph.D. For that, she must travel to Madrid, Spain, to take courses at Universidad Complutense. Despite great family resistance, she is determined to do it. During her trip, her most precious objects will fall into the hands of a stranger. Little does she know that this inconvenience will set off a journey that takes her not only across the Atlantic, but into her most intimate being and her deepest wishes. Maybe the past she is carrying on her shoulders will rise to meet her, or maybe the future brings a more promising horizon – just as long as there is enough time. Of Helena, Ildefonso Falcones, the author of the best selling novel La catedral del mar, has said: “Helena is a story told with a capital H, which in Spanish is a ‘mute’ letter, just like countless women are muted by their pains and the guilt they unjustly carry. This is a novel that is both sweet and hard, where illusion fights with reality, taking us to an unexpected ending.”
