The new novel from Madrid-born writer, Carla Montero, is titled “El jardín de las mujeres Verelli” (The Garden of the Verelli Women), a work inspired by the real life of...

a Genovese family who migrated to Spain in the early XX century in order to open an Italian goods store.  “It still exists in the Barcelona Marketplace, La Boqueria,” says the author at the start of the interview, following the presentation of the book to the media.

On this occasion, Carla Montero returns to her roots.  “I wanted to write a simple story, a gift I wanted to give  myself and my readers.  I wanted to recover the dream of my first book, I needed it.  There was a time when I was losing control of my narrative and that created a lot of anxiety.  Besides, I wanted to recreate the reality of years gone by and I wanted my children to know how life was at the beginning of the last century,” expresses the author with determination.

Read entire interview here: TodoLiteratura