Si me preguntaran cuál ha sido la lección más difícil y, a la vez, más gratificante de mi vida, no diría que fue aprobar un examen en la facultad de medicina ni terminar mi primer libro de poesía, diría

I confess I am guilty of being addicted to Isabel Allende's stories. It is not an exaggeration, it is a literary diagnosis, because ever since I read The House of the Spirits, I knew there was no turning

Today the sky over Camagüey decided to open up in a torrential downpour, one of those that falls with force, as if it wanted to wash everything, the roofs, the streets, and even the soul. It lasted long

Hay una playlist en mi teléfono que no escucho muy seguido, y no porque no me guste, sino porque me da miedo, o quizás no miedo, sino un respeto profundo por lo que es capaz de despertar. La tengo guardada

I am used to Isabel Allende's love and to those passions that envelop me from The House of the Spirits, loaded with magic and destiny, to those female characters who keep burning even when history drags

There are gifts like the one I received a few days ago that not only find their place immediately but transform the space and the mood. My cousin, who lives in another province, sent us a package. It was

Hay una canción de Pablo Milanés que se llama "El breve espacio donde no estás" y siempre me ha parecido un título de una precisión quirúrgica que habla de amor y desamor, pero yo hoy lo traje

I confess: before opening I Am Emilia del Valle I felt a certain trembling in my hands. As a reader who has worn out the pages of The House of the Spirits and keeps it on her nightstand, I know all too

Every Saturday, for a few months now, I do the same thing: as soon as the morning begins to break, when the city is still asleep and dew settles on the trees, I go out for a walk. I do not do it for exercise,

Ayer, mientras pasaba rápidamente por las redes, me topé en una página de literatura con una frase que me detuvo en seco: "Quien no sabe lo que busca, no entiende lo que encuentra". La leí una

I admit that if I see a novel called The Japanese Lover, and on top of that it's by Isabel Allende, I run to read it without thinking twice. A Japanese love story plus Allende's name is, for me, an impossible

There are passions that arrive without warning, and mine for plants began as a simple hobby, but over time it transformed into a daily companion, a way to breathe more slowly, and within that green universe,

Hace unos días, en la consulta, una paciente me miró con los ojos cansados y me dijo: "Doctora, siento que mi cerebro ya no me da más. ¿Es que se cansa?". En ese momento le di una respuesta técnica,

You cannot deny that Isabel Allende is one of those authors who become a refuge. I already confirmed that with The House of the Spirits, that family saga that caught me between ghosts, politics, and

Son las ocho de la noche y la oscuridad es total. No es la penumbra amable del atardecer, ni la negrura que se disipa con un interruptor; es una oscuridad espesa que se mete por las rendijas y te recuerda

«Pero una herida es también un lugar donde vivir». Joan Margarit Tengo el dolor absurdo de la prisa, un dolor militante, incorruptible, tan mío, tan de nadie, previsible. Tengo el dolor de muchos en mi

When I picked up The Island Beneath the Sea by Isabel Allende, I did so with the curiosity of someone who lives surrounded by water on all sides. I am Cuban, an islander by birth and by habit, and the

There are gifts that one believes to understand the moment they are received, but there are others that keep their mystery with admirable patience, and that is what happened when this huernia was given

Hoy es otro de esos días venciendo la ansiedad y luchando, con uñas y dientes, para no perder la sonrisa. Activo hoy mi bitácora de neuróloga, pero no hablaré sobre términos médicos, sino que hablaré sobre

I had to write this review because Miriam Garlo's book left me with an uncomfortable feeling that will not leave me. I have spent days going through classics of literature, and two days ago I came across