Verne y la vida secreta de las mujeres planta. / Verne and the secret life of women plants.
“>
Autor:
Ledicia Costas Álvarez
Country:
Spain (ES)
Book Theme:
Contemporary writers of your country
Publisher:
Anaya
Publishing Year:
2016
A lawyer by profession, she published her first novel as a teenager, “Unha estrela no vento”
She received important awards, such as the Merlín Prize for children’s literature, for “Escarlatina la cocinera cadáver” and “El niño de fuego”
The Ministry of Culture awarded her the National Prize for Children’s Literature for “Escarlatina”
She won the Lazarillo Prize with the novels “Verne y la vida secreta de las mujeres planta”, “La balada de los unicornios” and “La liebre mecánica”, being the only person in the history of the prize to win it three times.
“Infamy” her first novel for an adult audience, was the most read book in the reading clubs of Galician high schools. He received the Galician Culture Award for Literary Creation, being the youngest person to receive this recognition.
National Award for Children’s and Young People’s
Abstract
In 1884 Jules Verne arrives at the port of Vigo in search of the mysterious plant women. Violeta’s family, her grandparents, Melisa and the apothecary Phillipot, are the custodians of an important secret.
Verne wants to know everything about the plant women and they need the help of his inventions to survive. Grandmother Melisa’s illness and Violeta’s desire to be reunited with her mother make it possible for them to live a fascinating adventure in the Cíes Islands, where the magical forest of these extraordinary women is located.
At the end of the novel we discover that the story is told by Lila, Violeta’s great-granddaughter, who continues the lineage of her family’s plant women.
