Sofia Solanas grew up on a magnificent ranch in the middle of the Argentine pampa, amid the grand traditions of the Argentine nobility and the mysticism of the native gauchos. Spoilt, wilful, resourceful and proud, she is loved by all around her. All, that is, except her Irish mother, Anna, who punishes her daughter for her own sense of alienation and inadequacy while doting on her sons. Then Sofia embarks on a passionate love affair that can only bring shame upon the family. When Anna discovers the relationship, she is horrified and sends Sofia away to Europe, inadvertently exiling her from her family and the man she loves for over twenty years. Until, years later, a family tragedy calls Sofia home
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Nació en Inglaterra en 1970. El origen angloargentino de su madre despertó su interés por recorrer el país sudamericano, donde descubrió un mundo que ha nutrido notablemente su trabajo. Ha publicado varias novelas después del éxito de A la sombra del ombú: La caja de la mariposa, La sonata de Nomeolvides, La golondrina y el colibrí y El último viaje de Valentina.