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Paperback. LA LUZ NO BUSCA EL MAR.TE BUSCA A TI.Mara Rolle regreso a Blackwater Cay para vender la casa de un muerto. Una semana, quiza diez dias: firmar los papeles, vaciar las habitaciones de su padre y tomar el ultimo ferry para marcharse de la isla donde se crio.La primera manana despues de desembarcar, hay sabanas y mantas colgadas sobre las ventanas por toda la isla. Nadie quiere decirle por que.No pronunciaran la palabra faro. Ni los hombres del muelle de combustible, ni la mujer bajo el toldo de la aduana, ni Noah Bain, que desde que ambos tenian catorce anos le da respuestas aceptables a preguntas dificiles. En Blackwater Cay, el silencio nunca es ausencia de informacion. Es una forma de retenerla hasta que todos se ponen de acuerdo sobre quien tiene derecho a conocerla.Porque a las 12:16 de la noche anterior a su llegada, Blackwater Light se encendio.Blackwater Light fue puesto fuera de servicio antes de que naciera la mayoria de los adultos de la isla. No hay farero. Y el haz que desperto sobre los tejados no gira sobre el agua.Gira sobre la isla.Alli donde cae la luz, te saca de tu propio cuerpo y te mete en la peor hora de otra persona. Una anciana se convierte en una nina bajo la lluvia, con las pequenas manos apoyadas sobre la tapa de una cisterna, sujetandola mientras su hermano golpea la madera desde abajo: tres veces, luego una, luego nunca mas. Siente el amor. Siente el odio. Siente la tapa saltar bajo sus palmas. Nunca tuvo un hermano.Y los recuerdos dejan marcas. En una despensa reconstruida despues del ultimo huracan, el mango de una escoba golpea una baldosa y devuelve un sonido hueco. Lo que haya ahi abajo sigue ahi abajo.La luz avanza casa por casa, abriendo a los muertos de la isla una habitacion a la vez, y cada lento barrido del haz se acerca una parcela mas a la puerta de su padre.Mara se dio diez dias.La luz no los necesitara. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.…
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- Title
- El faro sin Mar (Paperback)
- Author
- Blake Drake
- Publisher
- Lefortune
- Publication year
- 2026
- Condition
- new
- Binding
- Paperback
- Language
- Spanish
- ISBN 13
- 9798237891140
LA LUZ NO BUSCA EL MAR.
TE BUSCA A TI.
Mara Rolle regresó a Blackwater Cay para vender la casa de un muerto. Una semana, quizá diez días: firmar los papeles, vaciar las habitaciones de su padre y tomar el último ferry para marcharse de la isla donde se crio.
La primera mañana después de desembarcar, hay sábanas y mantas colgadas sobre las ventanas por toda la isla. Nadie quiere decirle por qué.
No pronunciarán la palabra faro. Ni los hombres del muelle de combustible, ni la mujer bajo el toldo de la aduana, ni Noah Bain, que desde que ambos tenían catorce años le da respuestas aceptables a preguntas difíciles. En Blackwater Cay, el silencio nunca es ausencia de información. Es una forma de retenerla hasta que todos se ponen de acuerdo sobre quién tiene derecho a conocerla.
Porque a las 12:16 de la noche anterior a su llegada, Blackwater Light se encendió.
Blackwater Light fue puesto fuera de servicio antes de que naciera la mayoría de los adultos de la isla. No hay farero. Y el haz que despertó sobre los tejados no gira sobre el agua.
Gira sobre la isla.
Allí donde cae la luz, te saca de tu propio cuerpo y te mete en la peor hora de otra persona. Una anciana se convierte en una niña bajo la lluvia, con las pequeñas manos apoyadas sobre la tapa de una cisterna, sujetándola mientras su hermano golpea la madera desde abajo: tres veces, luego una, luego nunca más. Siente el amor. Siente el odio. Siente la tapa saltar bajo sus palmas. Nunca tuvo un hermano.
Y los recuerdos dejan marcas. En una despensa reconstruida después del último huracán, el mango de una escoba golpea una baldosa y devuelve un sonido hueco. Lo que haya ahí abajo sigue ahí abajo.
La luz avanza casa por casa, abriendo a los muertos de la isla una habitación a la vez, y cada lento barrido del haz se acerca una parcela más a la puerta de su padre.
Mara se dio diez días.
La luz no los necesitará.
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About the Author
Blake Drake is an author of mystery, adventure, and suspense, known for fast-paced narratives built around secrets, investigations, escalating danger, and characters driven to uncover what lies beneath the surface of the ordinary.
He is the creator of the young adult series The Investigators, the mystery and adventure series Blake Hunter, and the standalone novel Terror in Cabo Rojo. His stories combine intrigue, exploration, and narrative tension, with mystery at their core and plots in which each discovery reshapes the reader's understanding of what has happened.
Blake Drake's work is defined by distinctive settings, progressively unfolding mysteries, sustained pacing, and careful attention to clues, twists, and internal consistency. His novels are written for readers who enjoy adventures in which solving the mystery is as important as following the characters deeper into it.
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