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by Nell Leyshon · SEXTO PISO · tapa blanda · 176 pages
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En la Inglaterra rural de 1830, Mary, una joven de quince años con una discapacidad física, encuentra una oportunidad de escapar de su vida en la granja familiar al ser enviada a trabajar como criada para la esposa enferma del vicario. Allí, aprende a leer y escribir, descubriendo un mundo nuevo a través de los libros. Sin embargo, a medida que se adentra en este mundo de conocimiento, se enfrenta a desafíos inesperados y descubre que la luz puede ser tan cegadora como la oscuridad. A través de su relato, Mary busca consuelo en la palabra escrita, dejando un testimonio conmovedor de su destino y su lucha por encontrar su lugar en un mundo que parece negarle la posibilidad de elegir.
Nell Leyshon is a British novelist and award-winning dramatist. She serves on the Advisory Board of the Alpine Fellowship and as the Deputy Chair of Shakespeare's Globe Theatre. She previously served on the Management Committee for the Society of Authors. She is best known for her novel The Colour of Milk, which was translated into multiple languages and has gained international recognition, winning the Prix Interallié in France where it was also shortlisted for the Prix Femina, and voted the book of the year in Spain.
