Three women and two men are linked in a mysterious circle of marriage, children, tragedy, blackmail, death, and unexplained events. What starts out to be a smooth romantic story, suddenly turns murderous and complex with many mysterious happenings: a baby dies one hour after birth—real cause unknown (until later); a woman is mistakenly pronounced dead; blackmail occurs; a rigged auto accident in which a child is mistakenly and severely injured occurs; a man is found dead—just to name a few.
As the plot unfolds around these happenings and murder, suicide and druggings, the reader’s emotions are kept on the high point of the dial. This unusual climax and intriguing story conveys feelings of anxiety and curiosity through strong and vivid images as the full scope of the story becomes apparent, allowing for rich human interaction. The characters and the mysterious happenings are portrayed in six parts, each from one of the six characters’ points of view. As the story unfolds, the viewer is kept in suspense.
Sometime later, she woke up. The television was still on. “Six o’clock in the morning!” she said, as she looked at her watch. “Where is Mike?” Thinking that perhaps he had come home, had seen her sleeping, and left her undisturbed, she went into the bedroom. The bed was still made. He wasn’t in the house, and his car wasn’t in the garage. She became frantic. She would call Mike’s father. Perhaps Mike was there—perhaps his father’s health was worse, and he decided to stay longer than he had planned. Just then the phone rang.
“Hello? Mr. Heron? Are you feeling any better?”
“Me? I’m okay. I’m not sick. But Mike. Georgia, Mike---”
“Where is Mike? Is he there?” Georgia interrupted.
“Georgia, I hate to be the one to tell you this—“Georgia’s heart jumped. “He was in a car accident. Mike is dead.”
“Oh no! My God!” she said.
She didn’t remember what she had said, or if she had said anything at all. She remembered feeling sick and rushing to the bathroom, then calling her mother.
“Mother,” she said. “Mike is dead.”
“Oh, Georgia. Oh, Georgia. Honey. Oh, Georgia honey, I’m so sorry. I’m so sorry. How did it happen?” Janet asked.
“Mr. Heron said a car accident. Mother, I’m coming home for a few days. I’ll be there as soon as I can. Tell father.”
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Italian
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Already translated.
Translated by Silvia Arseni
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Portuguese
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Already translated.
Translated by Aline Zsigmond
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Spanish
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Already translated.
Translated by Isabel Martínez
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