libro de los amigos perdidos, El (Méx.)

Louisiana, 1875. In the tumultuous era of Reconstruction, three young women embark on a perilous mission together: Hannie, a freed slave; Lavinia, the spoiled heiress of a stolen plantation; and Juneau Jane, Lavinia's biracial half-sister. Each carries her own wounds and deep secrets as they journey to Texas through roads filled with vigilantes and soldiers still fighting a long-lost war. Lavinia and Juneau Jane travel for a stolen inheritance and economic desperation, but for Hannie, separated from her mother and siblings before the end of slavery, the pilgrimage west rekindles a haunting question: could her long-lost family still be there? Louisiana, 1987. For young teacher Benedetta Silva, a grant-funded job at a humble rural school seems like the perfect opportunity to pay off her student debt... until she lands in a small, outdated town on the Mississippi River. The people of Augustine, Louisiana, resist welcoming new inhabitants and ideals, and Benny can barely begin to understand the difficult lives of her impoverished students. But among the sturdy oak trees that still stand and the ruined plantations, lies the centuries-old story of three young women, a journey into the past, and a hidden book that could change everything.