Famed Writer and Journalist Carlos Alberto Montaner Captivates Readers With His Latest Novel La mujer del coronel, a Timeless Tale of Passion, Desire and Solitude

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MIAMI, June 22, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Carlos Alberto Montaner seduces readers with La mujer del coronel, a tragic tale of love and betrayal. Clear and direct, the story draws the reader into the intricacies of the human condition—eroticism, jealousy, isolation, and lost love.

The story begins in Africa, in the mid 1980's. Colonel Arturo Gomez is stationed in Angola when he receives an unexpected visit from his old friend, Captain Eduardo Berti, bearing a "yellow envelope," the sign of adultery. In accordance with the strict code of ethics ruling the Cuban army and Communist Party, he must either divorce his spouse or rescind his post. Colonel Gomez must fly back to Havana to confront his destiny.

Nuria Garces, Arturo Gomez's wife, is a 40 year-old attractive psychologist and university professor. She never imagined that a brief trip to a conference in Italy would change her life forever. In Rome, she meets professor Martinelli and they both get lost in a highly erotic game, where sexually charged letters followed each encounter.

The news that the Cuban counterintelligence is aware of her infidelity catches her by surprise. She was convinced Martinelli's letters had been destroyed.

THERE WILL BE AN AUTHOR PRESENTATION ON SATURDAY JUNE 25 AT 3:00PM; BARNES & NOBLE, MIAMI (152 MIRACLE MILE, CORAL GABLES, 33134)

About the author:

Carlos Alberto Montaner was born in Havana and lives in Madrid since 1970. Writer, journalist, professor and lecturer, he has published 25 books and thousands of articles and essays in numerous newspapers in Spain, the United States and Latin America. Poder magazine estimates six million people read his columns and articles, published weekly in dozens of newspapers and magazines. He has published the novels Perromundo and 1898: La Trama. Among his most translated and well-known works are: Manual del perfecto idiota latinoamericano, El regreso del idiota, both written with Alvaro Vargas Llosa and Plinio Apuleyo Mendoza, La libertad y sus enemigos, Las raices torcidas de America Latina, Las columnas de la libertad y Los latinoamericanos y la cultura occidental.  

THE AUTHOR IS AVAILABLE FOR INTERVIEWS.

The book, published under Santillana's imprint Alfaguara, is available in bookstores nationwide.

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SOURCE Santillana USA Publishing