Bøker av David Camacho Colon

Ciprián, raised in the rural Puerto Rico of the mid-twentieth century, loves to follow his instincts. Thanks to them, he marries the most coveted girl in town, starts up as many businesses as he pleases, and even runs for mayor. No one needs to know about his addiction to whiskey on the rocks, his escapades with Rita, his dubious dealings, among others. Regardless, Mr. Alzheimer will make sure his mind is wiped clean of it all. I know what I know because I live with him. I am his soul.My story is interrupted by a girl who, according to her spiritist (Puerto Rican folklore) parents, is haunted by spirits, but according to the experts at the mental hospital, is not right in the head. Her diary tells it all.What could they have in common?The White Shoes is novel of intrigue that encompasses various aspects of life, at all stages, and from diverse perspectives. It portrays the dire consequences of trivial choices and the storm of emotions that inevitably follows, its intensity measured only by the mental state of those who live them. Beyond entertainment, it aspires for the reader to face his prejudices on how life should be lived, to evaluate the sanity of his beliefs and consciously reaffirm them or, better yet, redefine them.

"...una pizca de García Márquez, algo de romanticismo, realismo mágico y se nota que escrito por un Trotamundos. Y el final invita a reflexionar...""...un paseo agradable y a su vez tormentoso entre las vidas de unos personajes que aparecen por sorpresa y se entremezclan..."A Ciprián, producto del campo de Puerto Rico a mediados de siglo XX, le encanta seguir sus instintos. Gracias a ellos, se casa con la más codiciada del pueblo, monta tantos negocios como quiere y hasta corre para alcalde. Nadie tiene por qué enterarse de su adicción al whiskey en las rocas, de sus aventuras con Rita, de sus negocios grises, entre otros. De todas maneras, el señor Alzheimer se encargará de vaciarle el coco. Yo sé lo que sé porque vivo con él. Soy su alma.Mi relato es interrumpido por una niña quien, según sus padres espiritistas, es acosada por espíritus pero, según los expertos en el manicomio, está mal de la cabeza. Su diario lo cuenta todo.¿Qué tendrán en común?Los Zapatos Blancos es una novela llena de intriga que maneja muchos ámbitos de la vida, en todas sus etapas y desde diferentes perspectivas. Refleja las consecuencias graves de decisiones triviales y la inevitable tormenta de emociones que les sigue, cuya intensidad solo se puede medir por el estado mental de quien las vive. Más allá de entretener, busca que el lector enfrente sus prejuicios acerca de cómo vivir, que evalúe la cordura de sus creencias y se reafirme conscientemente en ellas o que, mejor aún, las redefina.

Signe finds herself sitting on a bed at a Russian hospital in Vladivostok with no clue as to how she got there. She has an Italian passaport, but she doesn't speak Italian; she has hundreds of thousands of Russian rubles, but she doesn't know how they ended up in her bag; she has a phone, but all its memory has been erased-except for an app note with an address in Saint Petersburg. As if that wasn't enough, all she can remember is being witness to a murder. Having no one she can trust, she decides to pretend everything is alright and heads to Saint Petersburg on the Trans-Siberian Railway. Naturally, she wants to know who she is; she's wants answers. However, during her journey she will meet all kinds of extraordinary people who will show her who she really is.From the author of "The White Shoes", "Signe" was written for those who see travel as an opportunity to escape the mundane, to see the world with different eyes, to be inspired by the path taken by those who don't fear dreams, who don't fear adventure, who don't fear trying something new.