Giny Klatser Knihy

Autorka dej románu situovala do Venezuely, kde zobrazila dva súbežné príbehy, príbeh muža a ženy, ktorí sa po mnohých životných peripetiách stretnú a nájdu spoločný zmysel života. Eva, dcéra Indiána a nálezenky, odchovanej misionármi v pralesnej oblasti Venezuely, rozpráva svoj príbeh, v ktorom sa ako hrdinovia v pikaresknom románe pretľka životom vo venezuelskej metropole i na vidieku, ocitá sa v nezvyčajných situáciach, poznáva dobro i zlo, zoznamuje sa so svojráznymi typmi rozličných profesií a viacerých spoločenských vrstiev.

Beautiful and headstrong, Irene Beltran works as a magazine journalist--a profession that belies her privileged upbringing and her engagement to an army captain. Her investigative partner is photographer Francisco Leal, the son of impoverished Spanish Marxist emigres. Together, they form an unlikely but inseparable team--and Francisco quickly falls in love with the fierce and loyal Irene. When an assignment leads them to a young girl whom locals believe to possess miraculous powers, they uncover an unspeakable crime perpetrated by an oppressive regime. Determined to reveal the truth in a nation overrun by terror and violence, each will risk everything to find justice--and, ultimately, to embrace the passion and fervor that binds them. Profoundly moving and ultimately uplifting, "Of Love and Shadows" is a tale of romance, bravery, and tragedy, set against the indelible backdrop of a country ruled with an iron fist--and peopled with those who dare to challenge it.