El Arbol de la Vida (Spanish Edition)

El Árbol de la Vida (“The Tree of Life”) is a book in Spanish. In an appealing magical realism style, the Chilean author tells us the story of Vicente, a young boy who lives the historical moment preceding the coup d’état lead by General Pinochet.

During the communist regime of president Salvador Allende, many aristocratic families lost their property in the hands of violent peasants anxious to unfold the agrarian reform. In one of these attacks, Vicente’s brother is murdered. In his anguish, he finds a promising mystical tree, hidden in the forest and guarded by 3 statues. Will he find the strength to heroically defeat his fate?