Una excepcional novela sobre el amor y el destino, la memoria y los secretos de familia, ambientada en el Madrid de los a???os treinta. En los albores de la Segunda Rep???blica, Luc???a Oriol es una joven esposa arist???crata en una sociedad en plena transformaci???n, cuya vida da un vuelco al conocer a Francisco Anglada, viudo empresario de origen jud???o, que compra una residencia a la familia Oriol en la calle Pintor Rosales. Lo que comienza como una t???rrida aventura amorosa, se enreda cuando aparece Jimena, la ...
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Una excepcional novela sobre el amor y el destino, la memoria y los secretos de familia, ambientada en el Madrid de los a???os treinta. En los albores de la Segunda Rep???blica, Luc???a Oriol es una joven esposa arist???crata en una sociedad en plena transformaci???n, cuya vida da un vuelco al conocer a Francisco Anglada, viudo empresario de origen jud???o, que compra una residencia a la familia Oriol en la calle Pintor Rosales. Lo que comienza como una t???rrida aventura amorosa, se enreda cuando aparece Jimena, la conflictiva hija de Francisco. La relaci???n entre Jimena y Luc???a, la doble vida de ???sta y el pasado oculto de los Anglada destapar???n un torbellino de celos, venganza y traici???n de los que nadie saldr??? indemne. El amor de Luc???a Oriol por un hombre atrapado en el laberinto del pasado y la necesidad de contar la verdad y de hacer justicia alimentan este retrato de dos linajes, inspirado en hechos reales, en un Madrid convulsionado al borde de la Guerra Civil. Con la riqueza de una sobresaliente prosista, Mercedes de Vega bucea en nuestra historia m???s personal para mostrar que en todas las familias se esconden secretos que pueden resultar letales. Cuando est???bamos vivos no es solo la historia de una mujer que debe elegir entre la raz???n y el coraz???n, tambi???n es el fresco de una ???poca y de una ciudad que marcar???n los destinos de sus protagonistas. La opini???n de la cr???tica: ???Un relato extenso e intenso emocionalmente, adem???s de interesante desde el punto de vista sociol???gico e hist???rico.??? El Confidencial ENGLISH DESCRIPTION An exceptional novel about love and destiny, memory, and family secrets, set in 1930s Madrid. At the dawn of the Second Republic, Luc???a Oriol is a young aristocratic wife in a society under transformation, whose life takes a sudden twist when she meets Francisco Anglada, a widower and businessman of Jewish heritage, who buys one of the Oriol family's residences on Pintor Rosales street. What begins as a torrid romantic affair becomes complicated when Jimena, Francisco's difficult daughter arrives. The relationship between Jimena and Luc???a, the latter's double life, and the dark past of the Angladas unleashes a whirlwind of jealousy, vengeance, and betrayal the likes of which no one can escape unharmed. Luc???a Oriol's love for a man trapped in the labyrinth of the past and the need to tell the truth and see justice done fuel this tale of two lineages, inspired by real events, in a Madrid trembling at the edge of civil war. With the richness of an outstanding prose writer, Mercedes de Vega delves into our most personal history to show that in all families, secrets are hidden that could be lethal. When We Were Alive is not just the story of a woman who must choose between her heart and her head, it is also a fresco of an era and a city that will set the destinies of its protagonists. The critic's opinion: "A tale that is emotionally extensive and intensive, as well as interesting from a sociological and historical point of view." -El Confidencial
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