Almudena Solana is Spanish novelist who now lives in Madrid, Spain. She has a degree in journalism and is also a painter as well as a writer. Her first novel The Curriculum of Aurora Ortiz (2002) has been translated into several languages. This was followed by two more novels, English Women Shatter Their Heels by Balking (2007) and The importance of fluorescent fish (Suma, 2009).
Un viaje a la ausencia, un viaje a la vida. Maravilloso poder rescatarse a uno mismo y encontrarse con la alegría de vivir, incluida la despedida. Maravillosos esos relatos que se transmiten entre familiares sobre los que nos precedieron, porque esas historias nos iluminan y nos unen.