Manuela's nine-year-old son, who has not spoken a word since arriving in Spain a year ago.

Focuses on characters forced to "cross the desert" of unbearable pain toward a better future. Crossing waters (2024) - Luisa Etxenike

In (Crossing Waters), Luisa Etxenike weaves a poetic, starkly simple narrative centered on three lives seeking to outrun their pasts. Published in 2022 by Nocturna Ediciones , the novel is available in both paperback and EPUB format . Core Narrative

A Colombian immigrant fleeing a "crude and enigmatic" past. Unlike the classic "Ulysses" yearning for home, she is described as an "Aeneas" looking for a new foundation.

The story follows three interconnected characters in a Basque coastal town: