Patricia Betancort reveals to us the details of her first novel 'The Amazon Q...

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Jorge Rafael González  interviews  Patricia Betancort , the writer and journalist who, in her latest work, discovers the  family secrets and origins of the young Isabel in the romantic-historical novel "The Amazon Queen" . The author shares her passion for reading and writing as she invites readers to ride through the pages of this captivating work. She also points out the significant changes that have occurred in television with the emergence of the Internet.  How would you recommend reading your book  The Amazon Queen ? And how did you get the original idea to tell the story of the young woman with her grandmother.

Paraphrasing Luis Borges, Talking about the Amazon queen is talking about my passion for reading and writing. It is talking about a time that has always fascinated me, hence the novel takes place at the beginning of Fax Lists the century  but continually travels to the past, to the end of the  century ). A book is forever, and readings have their moment, and I invite reading lovers to ride through the pages of my first literary adventure,  a romantic-historical novel set at the beginning of the  century  about a young woman named Isabel, born in England and raised between Madrid.



English boarding schools and mansions in the countryside. Isabel is the granddaughter of English lords and into her hands comes  her grandmother's diary that hides the secrets of her family and the young woman's origins . Landscapes, characters with personality, where feelings and emotions mix that lead to a secret. The truth is that when I think about it, I get excited. It is undeniable that the  novel is full of strong women,  but I have given identity to all the characters regardless of gender. The figure of my grandmother has always been very present, and  I felt the need to tell a story , through the eyes, thoughts and letters of  and Isabel.