In this captivating slice-of-life story with a thrilling twist, the search for redemption in the cracks of past experiences leads to the coming apart and the piecing together of self and those we call family.
When 13-year-old Leo's mother vanishes and not even his father can tell him where she is or why she's left, he begins to feel insecurities about himself and his place within the family.
As the days pass, his unease grows. When he finds a mysterious file on the family shared drive, his curiosity gets the better of him, especially when he discovers it's his mother's secret memoir. Needing to understand the reasons behind her disappearance, Leo begins to read the book, searching for clues.
Meanwhile, his life is complicated when Adam, an intriguing boy, shows up at the end of the school year and is assigned as his study partner. Old stresses in his friend group begin to tear apart his long-standing relationships while he wonders if Adam shares his feelings.
As he reads his mother's book, he begins to understand her in a new light, propelling him to look for the lost side of his family that still lives in Spain, setting off a chain reaction of unintended consequences stemming from old grudges and shady pasts.
Laura Camacho Frias grew up in a small industrial town in the North of Spain. Despite her initial dream of becoming a translator for the United Nations, life happened; she studied engineering instead and moved to Portugal to complete her first degree. This turned out to be the beginning of a relentlessly high-paced 20+ year professional career, during which she worked in product and project management across several multinational industries, overseeing multi-million-dollar projects and managing brilliant minds.
Because Laura is only human - despite other people's opinions - this way of life contributed significantly to a health scare. That's when she rediscovered her passion for storytelling and became a full-time writer, focusing on stories heavily inspired by her own personal experiences.
Her partner, three kids, and two dogs ensure she still can't have either a proper relaxing day or a full writing day, but deep down, she wouldn't change it for the world. They all live together in Eindhoven, The Netherlands.
As Elena, one of the characters in her debut novel Unwritten, puts it: "Suddenly, everything fell into place, and I knew what I had to do. I had to write. That's why I started again."
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