Abysses

Claudia's childhood in Cali unfolds quietly and carefreely, like that of many other children. But suddenly a crisis looms in her family's life, and it only takes one person to shatter the familiar world. With childlike naivety and sharp insight, Claudia recounts the events that opened cracks through which her deepest fears, irreversible and pushing her to the edge of the abyss, penetrated. In a world of women tethered to their routines and unable to break free from outdated norms of upbringing, Pilar Quintana has created a poignant novel with a sensitive story that guides the reader through the experiences and trials of the heroine's childhood via memories of home.