Librería Samer Atenea
Kálamo Books
Librería Elías (Asturias)
Librería Kolima (Madrid)
Librería Proteo (Málaga)
Ash and Honey is a memoir about a woman who learns to rise from the places that tried to break her. It traces the emotional inheritance of a girl raised between love and abandonment, loyalty and loss, survival and becoming. Through family wounds, complicated relationships, and the quiet strength she didn’t know she had, she learns to name her pain, honor her truth, and reclaim her power.The book moves through the layered realities of her life - the ache of a brother who never saw her, the pride she still carries for him, the guilt of not being able to save him, and the love that refuses to die. It honors the women who held her together: a Nana whose wisdom shaped her foundation and whose presence at nearly 105 is a blessing she never takes for granted; an aunt who offered softness, safety, and unconditional love when the world felt too heavy.It explores mother wounds, father wounds, and the step‑father who helped raise her but later turned away, leaving her to grieve a man who was still alive. It examines how these wounds shaped her choices in love, the patterns she repeated, and the abusive relationship she survived - a relationship that taught her the difference between endurance and freedom, between shrinking and choosing herself.Throughout the memoir, she reflects on learned behaviors, generational patterns, and the silent power that lives inside all of us - the power that begins as a whisper long before we’re ready to use it. She speaks directly to the reader, offering truth, encouragement, and the reminder that those who survive abuse are not weak but some of the strongest people walking this earth.At its core, Ash and Honey is a story of healing. A story of unlearning. A story of becoming. It is a tribute to the girl she once was, the woman she fought to become, and the daughter she is raising with more love, clarity, and intention than she ever received.It is a legacy - a map - a testimony that even from ash, something sweet can grow.
