Librería Samer Atenea
Librería Aciertas (Toledo)
Kálamo Books
Librería Perelló (Valencia)
Librería Elías (Asturias)
Donde los libros
Librería Kolima (Madrid)
Librería Proteo (Málaga)
The trail of conflict examines the emotional tension and social demands surrounding a family facing financial decline and pressured into strategic alliances. Through the proposed marriage between two people from vastly different worlds, the novel highlights the tension between duty and desire. The story opens with an intense conversation between two fathers, each with his own ambition: one seeking to preserve a legacy, the other to elevate his standing through association with an old name. Their negotiations, framed as mutually beneficial, reveal deeper issues of control and sacrifice. The proposed union forces a confrontation with personal values as each character is drawn into choices shaped by social hierarchy and economic need. The narrative begins to trace the emotional complexity of a reluctant young man burdened with ancestral expectations and a woman who must weigh loyalty to family against her personal autonomy. The opening underscores the high stakes and emotional nuance of social compromise, setting in motion a drama where love, power, and status are tightly entangled. The novel unfolds as a critical exploration of how personal identity is shaped and often constrained by inherited roles.
