Fermín aprovechó el deseo o debilidad de Francisca por conformar una pareja feliz. Ella retornaba de un frustrado matrimonio y jugueteó con aquel cortejo exuberante, esperanzada en que algún día conocería a fondo la felicidad y a su galán. Francisca se había levantado de la nada con un trabajo compulsivo en su pastelería. Al cabo de unos años descubre que el propósito realizado de Fermín había sido arrebatarle el patrimonio. Para recuperarlo en parte tuvo que soportar las crueldades y humillaciones de un hombre violento al que temía y al que ya conocía a fondo.Esta es la esencia de esta novela, aderezada con fábulas, leyendas y relatos mexicanos... y con exquisitas recetas pasteleras de Francisca.

Fermín took advantage of Francisca's desire or weakness to form a happy couple. She was returning from a frustrated marriage and played with that exuberant courtship, hoping that one day she would get to know happiness and her beau in depth. Francisca had woke up out of nowhere with a compulsive job at her bakery. After a few years she discovers that Fermín's purpose had been to take away her inheritance. In order to recover it in part, she had to endure the cruelties and humiliations of a violent man whom she feared and whom she already knew thoroughly. This is the essence of this novel, seasoned with Mexican fables, legends and stories ... and with exquisite pastry recipes by Francisca.

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