A corazón abierto by Elvira Lindo

In A corazón abierto, Elvira Lindo tells the story of two people whose passionate love battle the tide of a changing Spain. The narrator begins in Madrid in 1939 and guides us through decades, following how her father’s overwhelming personality and her mother’s vulnerable heart shaped not only their destiny but the life of the family they created. 
The novel is structured like a musical composition: each chapter is a movement, weaving memory and fiction to explore love, loss, survival and identity. It spans a larger sweep of the 20th century, lighting up the quiet heroism of a generation that lived through post-war Spain, rebuilding their lives with dignity and silence. 
Lindo’s writing is empathetic and clear‐eyed: she transforms her parents into literary characters, offering liberty, lucidity and wisdom in equal measure. The narrative invites the reader to reflect on how personal relationships mirror larger historical shifts: the collapse of calm, the rise of ambition, the weight of memory. 
With 384 pages in the Spanish original, this edition offers an accessible yet profound reading experience. 
For readers of literary fiction, family sagas or Spanish history, A corazón abierto offers a richly textured story that reaches beyond its characters to speak of time, transformation and the persistent beat of the human heart.