Alejandro Palomas is one of those authors you either love or don’t connect with. Luckily, he has won over thousands of readers with every book he’s written, though he and I both know it hasn’t been an easy road.
With Una madre, he reached the recognition he had already earned with El tiempo que nos une and cemented his place with Un hijo. But this journey is a marathon, not a sprint, and Alejandro has had the patience to win over readers one by one.
Once you step into his world, there’s no turning back—you find yourself diving into his previous books and becoming a devoted fan of everything he writes. That’s why Una vida, his latest novel, where we say goodbye to Amalia, is sure to be another literary triumph for this incredible author.
With Una vida, Alejandro Palomas brings to a close a literary cycle that has touched the hearts of thousands of readers around the world. This book is much more than a continuation of the stories that began with Una madre; it is a tribute to family bonds, the fragility of life, and the deep emotions that define us as human beings.
Through his exquisite prose, Palomas takes us by the hand through the most heartbreaking yet luminous moments of a family facing illness and loss, but also unconditional love and resilience.
Amalia, that eccentric and endearing character, once again becomes the center around which the lives of her three children—Fer, Emma, and Silvia—revolve. As they prepare to say goodbye, they rediscover everything their mother truly means to them.
This intense and deeply human novel invites us to reflect on family relationships, the passage of time, and the way we face goodbyes. Una vida is a masterful conclusion to a narrative universe that will stay in readers’ memories for a long time.
If you were moved by Una madre, Un perro, and Un amor, you cannot miss this book. And if you have yet to discover the world of Alejandro Palomas, Una vida is the perfect opportunity to immerse yourself in his deeply emotional and authentic storytelling.
