Antes se secará la tierra

Synopsis of Antes se secará la tierra

In 1845, André de Castronavea, a doctor of Law, returns to the Galician manor where he was born. The reunion with his family brings him immense happiness, but his greatest desire is to see Iria, his father's stepsister, who is slightly older than him. Already in his room, André sees her appear and she, carried away by emotion, kisses him unexpectedly. This kiss will unleash repressed feelings, and as their impossible relationship intensifies, André will discover that not everything is joy in the manor: Don Isidro Ordas, a businessman from Ponferrada, has opened mines in the lands of the Castronavea. Thus, the struggle for control of the land, the loves and envies of his brothers, the legacy of his implacable grandfather Dositeu, and the inevitable confrontation with the Ordas intertwine in a whirlwind that will demand blood, courage, and a fierce struggle to prevail. Fernando J. Múñez immerses us in the most painful betrayals, in the most heartbreaking loves, and in the sacrifices made regardless of the consequences, all around a universal theme: the family. A historical novel that explores the complexities of family relationships and power struggles in 19th-century Galicia.