El valle de los arcángeles: 9788467063530: Tarradas Bultó, Rafael

It provides a visceral look at the horrors of slavery and the tension between the ruling elite and the oppressed.

The story begins in and shifts to a fictional valley in colonial Cuba . It follows two main characters whose paths converge on a voyage across the Atlantic:

The novel is a "descarnado" (stark) portrait of how far one woman will go to escape "hell" and reach "paradise".

The heir to the Baron of Santa Ponsa, who travels to Cuba to claim a sugar plantation after a family tragedy.

The arrival of the newcomers coincides with a that disrupt the valley’s opulent, slave-driven status quo. Key Themes