The 3 best books by Rafael Tarradas Bultó

The arrival of Raphael Tarradas to literature is an interesting counterpoint to the etiquette, if not stigma, of family saga narrative associated with female pens. The perspective thus opens beyond Maria Dueñas o Anne jacobs, to cite two emblematic writers imbued with this profuse current.

Of course, a certain point of social interest around the Bultó family itself, from which Rafael comes, also helps. Because it all starts there, evoking family pasts that link with a broader historical evolution of our country.

Recovering real scenarios and circumstances, his first, surprising and successful novels bear that undoubted verisimilitude that they chronicle but that are also structured around consistent plots as best sellers by a consolidated writer.

Descendant of Paco Bultó (creator of Bultaco) and therefore nephew of the emblematic presenter and social figure Álvaro Bultó; as well as Sete Gibernau's cousin. Rafael goes back several branches in his family tree and masterfully complements his own circumstances with a fictionalized one that encompasses, with that point of legend among all kinds of adversities, the epic nature of family sagas in the business world in adverse times.

Top 3 recommended novels by Rafael Tarradas Bultó

The heir

A majestic landau advances in the direction of the imposing estate of the Marquis. At only seven years old, little Josefa begins to work as a servant in the house, unable to imagine how her presence will forever change the history of two powerful families. 

Thirty years later, the Marquises are forced to run away from home and abandon their more than comfortable social position. They will not be the only ones, because the Sagnier will have to go into exile and others, like Antonio, poor but idealistic, will try to turn society around. All of them, defending their ideals, are oblivious to the capricious fate that unites them through a powerful bond and an amazing secret.

Barcelona, ​​San Sebastian, Madrid, Gijón, or Teruel are the settings for this fascinating story of love, courage, loyalty and betrayal, based on real events, which reveals how in a world where the struggle for survival brings out the worst of human being love is a powerful force capable of making us overcome the greatest adversities.

The Valley of the Archangels

Barcelona, ​​spring 1864. Gabriel Gorchs, the only son of the Baron of Santa Ponsa, lives in his family's dark Gothic palace. As he plots how to change his luck, he receives a letter informing him that the tragedy has made him the heir to an important plantation in the Caribbean. Although he hesitates, he immediately understands that it is a unique opportunity for him. On the other hand, Pepa Gómez, raised in misery and mistreatment, but beautiful, intelligent and determined, has found a job in a large palace in the city. Scheming how to continue climbing socially, her decision to make her way without thinking of others will cause a miscalculation that will force her to disappear and flee.

Both coincide on board the Saint Grace, a fabulous clipper, which is the fastest way to travel across the Atlantic. Their destiny awaits the two, the Valley of the Archangels, where the sugar mills of the Viader, the Serrano and the Abbad have lived together in harmony and opulence until the first of a series of murders occurs.

A story that, against the backdrop of the deep injustice of the slave system, the death rattles of the Spanish empire and the beauty of a paradisiacal landscape, tells us about the abyss between the poor and the rich, between masters and slaves, and the power of passions. and the boundless ambition of a woman who came to disrupt everything.

the voice of the brave

The great dictatorial empires can only be brought down by the resistance inserted in the heart of the swarm. The narrative tension is assured in a plot that places us in the interior of Nazism. That is where courage is tested for those who seek implosion as a necessary plan for the future of the world.

Bavaria, Germany. Fallstein Castle is one of the most lavish in the area, but far from being a haven of peace away from the front, Hilda Sagnier has seen how the war and its consequences have entered her halls with force, as her husband, the prestigious Bavarian Count of Fallstein, has been completely seduced by Hitler. Determined to fight for what she believes in, the countess will not hesitate to risk her life, exceed her limits and pretend to be who she is not to help the persecuted of the regime.

Meanwhile, in Barcelona, ​​the Nazis begin to entertain José Manuel, but the businessman knows exactly what his goal is. He, who was a spy during the Spanish Civil War, will soon become involved in the most secret mission and of capital importance, a mission that will lead him to mingle with the German elite and interact with Postdam's high society. There, where everyone relaxes and talks more than necessary, the spy must find and destroy the weapon in which the Germans trust his victory.

Hilda and José Manuel, two Spaniards at the heart of the Third Reich, will discover that, in times of war, nobody is who they say they are and that sometimes urgency and danger are the best allies for love and true feelings to emerge.

the voice of the brave
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