| Birth | April 1, 1962, Madrid, Spain | | :--- | :--- | | | Law, Geography, and History | | Profession | Lawyer and Writer | | Key Literary Awards | Fernando Lara Novel Award (2016), Premio Planeta Runner-up (2021), Premio Planeta de Novela Winner (2024) |
The story begins in , during the final years of the Franco dictatorship. Sofía and Daniel Sandoval lead a seemingly stable, quiet life until Daniel receives an anonymous letter claiming that the woman he adores as his mother, Sagrario, is not his biological parent.
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Sofía, initially a traditional homemaker and scientist, must navigate the fallout of Daniel’s discoveries while finding her own independence.
The narrative begins in Madrid in April 1968. Daniel Sandoval, a 29-year-old lawyer living a conventional life with his wife Sofía and their two daughters, receives an anonymous letter claiming that Sagrario, the woman he has always called mother, is not his biological parent. The letter instructs him to travel to Paris that very night if he wishes to uncover his true origins.
Uno de los mayores atractivos de La sospecha de Sofía es la magistral ambientación de sus tres escenarios principales, los cuales representan las diferentes tensiones que sacudían a la Europa de finales de los años 60: