Esperanza (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781440184673)

Passion, a dead-end marriage, a guilty mother, a lost son, a haunting dream, a strange mural, an isolated village, two broken hearts, an old man traveling with the wind, and a great deal of magic are some of the colorful ingredients used in the making of Esperanza -a multi-generational, multi-cultural lovers' tale, stretching over the twentieth century, bridging East and West, Nature and Magic...

Eleven years ago, Yasmine and Youssef met on an unforgettable summer afternoon, at a remote beach, some twenty five miles outside of Casablanca -their city. Falling for each other, they believed that their love was 'Maktoub, ' meant to be, written in the book of Fates. Unfortunately, they were young and from two very different worlds. She was born to comfort and ease, while he belonged to a life where penury and hardship were common commodities. Their relationship was simply one that would not be tolerated -especially once Yasmine's mother got involved.

Today, however, the tides shift. Esperanza, in a forgotten beach on the coast of Andalusia, awakens. A traveler named Paulo Aduro appears...

Author: Karim Fadali
ISBN-10: 1440184674
ISBN-13: 9781440184673
Publisher: iUniverse
Language: English
Published: 10/28/2009
Pages: 260
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.57lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.55d