Las raíces del olivo

Synopsis of Las raíces del olivo

«Las raíces del olivo» is the novel by Courtney Miller Santo, published by B de Bolsillo (Ediciones B) in paperback (368 pages, in Spanish).

Five generations of women from the Keller family live together in a house surrounded by olive trees in the Sacramento Valley. Anna, the 112-year-old matriarch, wants to become the oldest person in the world. Her daughter Bets, her granddaughter Callie, her great-granddaughter Deb, and her great-great-granddaughter Erin hide secrets that begin to come to light when a geneticist takes an interest in them and Erin returns alone and pregnant.

First novel by Courtney Miller Santo, originally published in 2012 as The Roots of the Olive Tree. The Spanish edition appeared in 2014 in the B de Bolsillo collection.

For readers of contemporary and family novels about women, secrets, and relationships between generations.