By the Sp António Carlos / By the Spirit João Duarte De Castro / Vera Lúcia Marinzeck de Carvalho
Librería Samer Atenea
Kálamo Books
Librería Elías (Asturias)
Librería Kolima (Madrid)
Librería Proteo (Málaga)
In a traditionally peaceful and close-knit town, an unimaginable nightmare awakens. A silent, masked predator stalks the shadows, plunging the community into absolute terror with the brutal murders of two young women. Amidst this suffocating atmosphere of fear lives Rosana, a pure-hearted, selfless sixteen-year-old girl whose inner beauty outshines even her striking physical appearance. Having tragically lost her parents, she devotes her entire life to caring for her frail grandmother, Balbina, and her orphaned twin toddler siblings, Juancito and Janete.When a sudden medical emergency strikes on a pitch-black Saturday night, the brave girl is forced to brave the perilous darkness alone to find a doctor. Near a treacherous cliff, the monster attacks. Fighting fiercely for her survival, Rosana rips the assailant’s mask and drives her nails into his face, forcing a guttural cry of pain that will ultimately unmask him as Ladislau, the overlooked local butcher. But in her desperate, panicked flight, the terrified girl plunges into the dark abyss. Miraculously, her body is found unbroken, her serene face cementing her legacy as a martyred saint who sacrificed herself to deliver her town from evil.The town’s tragic saga continues with Rafael, a gentle and dreaming teenage boy who harbors a heavy secret: his biological father is a ruthless criminal, while the man who lovingly raised him, Americo, is his adoptive parent. Years later, when his biological father violently invades their home to extort money, Rafael bravely throws himself in the line of fire to save Americo, only to be fatally shot in the chest by the very man who gave him life.Awakening in a radiant Spiritual Colony, Rafael discovers that death is not the end. Under the gentle guidance of Professor Leonardo, Rafael’s shattered soul is healed. He learns profound Spiritist truths: that love, not blood, forges true family, and that the soul must embrace forgiveness to find peace. Here, in this luminous heavenly school, Rafael crosses paths with the beautiful Rosana, whose own transition was cradled by spiritual benefactors.Though surrounded by heavenly peace, the two young souls can still feel the agonizing despair of those they left behind. Rosana’s grandmother lies on her deathbed, tormented by the agonizing thought of her beloved grandchildren being sent to a cold orphanage. Meanwhile, Rafael’s parents are drowning in the suffocating silence of an empty home, mourning their only child. United by a blossoming spiritual love, Rafael and Rosana embark on a beautiful mission to bridge the worlds. Through the divine psychography of the renowned medium Francisco Cândido Xavier, Rafael dictates a profoundly moving letter from the heavens. He reveals intimate family secrets to prove his continued existence and makes a desperate, beautiful plea to his grieving parents: open your empty home and shattered hearts to Rosana’s orphaned siblings.Guided by this miraculous message, Americo and Laura rush to the dying grandmother’s bedside. In a deeply emotional encounter, they promise to adopt and love the twins as their own, bringing immense peace to the elderly woman’s final moments before she gently transitions to the spiritual realm, welcomed directly into Rosana’s loving arms. On Earth, tears of despair transform into tears of joy as two broken families become one, forever watched over by their heavenly guardians. In the spiritual plane, Rafael and Rosana’s bond deepens into eternal love. Together, they dream of reincarnating to continue their journey of light-even hoping to welcome their past murderers as their own future children, proving that divine love and forgiveness are the ultimate conquerors of death.
