One hot summer day, chance -or fate- brought Amelia and Florian together in Granada, during a visit to the fantastic historical complex of the Alhambra. She, 32, a successful Spanish engineer, partner in a technology venture, independent, single. He, 42, a German historian who has lived in Spain for 10 years, separated and very lonely. Their spontaneous affinity leads them to share the whole Saturday night until very late at night. When their relationship was reaching the peak of physical love, she brutally rejects him, leaving him devastated and bewildered.

But, to the reader's intrigue, Amelia flees the next day, full of affliction, to Malaga, where she meets Miguel, a 36-year-old Spaniard, a merchant, in a sordid situation that leads her to become dependent on him and, later, his lover. At this point we don't understand what could have made her reject the first and, later, subjugate herself to the second. Through the words of the three characters, we learn about the intricate web that supports Amelia's spirit, dominated by a secret, that she has been carrying since her adolescence. Such is her mental uncertainty that, after a year devoted to Miguel, she contacts the German again. He, with a noble soul and still in love with her, comes to her aid, only to be rejected once again.

Little by little the plot unfolds and we learn about the heavy cross that she has carried throughout her life and that has led her to degrade herself to the extreme.

Will she abandon the torrid physical love that Miguel provides her? Will Florian's persistence be able to uncover the trauma that afflicts her?

About the Author

Naci�oacute; el a�ntilde;o 1952 en Santiago en el seno de una familia de clase media con un padre abogado y una madre corredora de propiedades. Curs� la ense�anza primaria y secundaria en el Colegio Alem�aacute;n de Santiago. Desde muy chico fue un asiduo lector, tanto en espa�ol como en alem�n.

Estudi� luego, desde 1971, en la Facultad de Arquitectura de la Universidad de Chile, obteniendo el a�o 1978 el t�iacute;tulo de arquitecto.

Se cas� el a�o 1975 a los 22 a�os con Mar�a Soledad Silva, con quien permanece casado desde esa fecha, habiendo tenido 5 hijos a los que educ� en colegios de habla alemana.

Con su esposa formaron el a�o 1979 la Empresa Constructora Ramcon Limitada, la que dirigi� hasta el a�o 2015. Para ponerse al d�a con las tecnolog�as aprendi�, primero, programaci�n computacional, m�s tarde dibujo asistido por computador (autocad) y finalmente la versi�n m�s moderna de los sistemas BIM, Revit. Tambi�eacute;n hizo cursos de administraci�n de empresas y negocio inmobiliario.

Desde los tiempos colegiales siempre tuvo habilidad para la escritura, tanto como para la redacci�n de ensayos. El a�o 2005, tard�amente, se decidi� emplear su capacidad para escribir una novela, la que ser�a precursora de otras tantas que tiene escritas hasta esta fecha.

El a�o 2015 decidi� cerrar su empresa y dedicarse exclusivamente a su tarea como escritor. Con tal motivo se incorpor� al taller literario de Gonzalo Contreras, siendo �sta la segunda experiencia de este tipo, despu�s de haber estado antes con Carla Guelfenbein. El a�o 2016 hizo en la Facultad de Letras de la Universidad Diego Portales un Diplomado en Escritura Creativa, gradu�ndose con nota 7. Adem�s, hizo un curso virtual de Lectura Profesional dictado por la Asociaci�n de Escritores de Espa�a.

Habi�ndose interesado en la novela hist�rica, el escritor ha hecho exhaustivas investigaciones en torno a la historia de Chile y ha participado en dos seminarios dictados por la Universidad San Sebasti�n relativos a los tiempos de la Colonia y de la Independencia.

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