The summer my mother had green eyes

El verano en que mi madre tuvo los ojos verdes by Tatiana Tîbuleac is a deeply moving and intense novel that explores the fragile bonds between a mother and her son, and the haunting power of memory and pain. Set against the backdrop of a summer that changed everything, the story follows Aleksy, a painter trapped in an emotional and creative crisis. When his psychiatrist suggests he revisit the last summer he spent with his mother in a small French village — the same summer marked by the disappearance of his sister — Aleksy reluctantly embarks on a journey into his past. 

Through Tîbuleac’s intense, lyrical prose, the novel delves into themes of grief, rejection, guilt and redemption. The mother-son relationship is portrayed with brutal honesty: the pain of abandonment, the longing for forgiveness, and the sharp ache of memories that refuse to fade. As Aleksy confronts his past — the love, the resentment, the grief — the narrative becomes not just a recollection of events, but a raw and intimate process of healing. In the course of that transformative summer, mother and son confront the unspoken wounds of their shared history, striving to bridge a chasm wrought by suffering and silence.

Originally acclaimed as a modern classic since its first Romanian edition, this new Spanish hardcover edition from Impedimenta brings to Spanish-speaking audiences a novel that has already moved tens of thousands of readers. With 264 pages of unflinching emotional truth, El verano en que mi madre tuvo los ojos verdes is a powerful, unforgettable portrait of love, loss and the possibility of forgiveness — perfect for readers drawn to deeply human stories and emotional catharsis.