The writer Puerto Rican Helena Sampedro will present his new book in the Dominican Republic “Meeting the fire“, which addresses another sphere of Latin American and global problems associated on the island with satanic sects and organized crime.
The novel “Meeting the fire“has been recognized with four nominations in the International Latino Book Awards (ILBA) 2024 (USA), reaching the final in the categories of “Best Young Adults Books” and “Most Inspirational Young Book”.
the writer will be in the Dominican capital from this Wednesday, November 13 to Sunday, November 17 to promote his work, exhausting an agenda that includes his participation in workshops, colloquia and conferences within the framework of the celebration of the Cultural Book Fair 2024.
“Meeting the fire“has already been awarded in the categories “Best Novel – Mystery – Spanish” and “The Isabel Allende Most Inspirational Fiction Book Award – Spanish”, with an honorable mention in both categories.
During your stay in the country, the writer will participate in the colloquia “The freedom of a novelist in times of cancellations”, in the Aída Bonnelly room of the National Theater, and “The book as a meeting point”, in the auditorium of the Museum of Natural History; In addition, a discussion at the Aragón Polytechnic, in Santo Domingo Norte.
More about “Meeting the fire“
The novel explore the intense crossing physical and emotional of Sofía, a young woman who, after the unexpected death of her grandmother, decides to escape the suffocating family control in search of her own path.
Instead of finding freedom, she finds herself trapped in a sect and immersed in a dark universe full of dangerswhich she must face alone to recover her life and discover her true place in the world.
Harassed from the beginning of her adventure by an invisible and dark presence, her participation in a mysterious ritual will take her to look for the TRUE and to discover that the answers were closer than he ever imagined.
