Valiant Heart

By Melvin Abel

It is September 1997, and Hurricane Georges has just hit the Dominican Republic. It is a time of great hunger and misery, where everyone fights for hope and survival, causing conflicts among all social strata. Old and new customs are mixed in the kitchen of Mama Monga, a woman who has faded with time but remains unforgettable in the hearts and minds of her loved ones.

Franchezca discovers that she was born into an extraordinary family, which is both admired and hated by many, and reconstructs the truth about the secrets and scandals that has kept it not only the richest but also the most mysterious of old clans in all of Zafarraya.

After the release of his novel Hidden Feeling, Melvin Abel takes us into another world where love coexists with catastrophes and family tragedies and, above all, shows us the complexity of human emotions in a story in which valiant hearts shine and darkness is expelled.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris US
• Release date: May 14, 2019
• ISBN: 9781796033090

Melvin Abel

Melvin Abel: Oriundo de Salcedo, República Dominicana. Es el menor de seis hermanos. Creció en el seno de una familia católica donde prevalecen los valores de Etica y Moral. A temprana edad sufre la pérdida de su madre y al cabo de unos años ingresa en el Aspirantado Salesiano como seminarista donde empieza a descubrir el amor por el arte y la lectura. Luego ingresa a la facultad de Arquitectura e Ingenieria de la Universidad Tecnologica de Santiago, participando además en los eventos sociales y artísticos contemporáneos. Es aquí donde surge el nacimiento de Sentimiento Oculto. Por motivos personales se desplaza a los Estados Unidos para trabajar en el area de servicio al cliente. Actualmente vive en new york y está preparandose para futuros proyectos.

Book preview

���Qabook_preview_excerpt.html�Xۮܶ�>���9>���N�4���1l�h)�1�UR�������F?�_ҵ��43����)`��Hr_�^{m>��������?�a�����T�y����Y�yro|�d|�G_%�[�"��r�)�`��}��w��<~o��z|��C�Xvx�����5W_��?�lj�xt����<~�h�������?X}��N���!��o����������gO�����Y���מ�>�߮�?�HId��tt͍y�h�D�O�Ϧ�٦���V�)6s����r� _QDvXLS�W(-~�V��F����՝�gv�Y��3vq�5j_v8�������������`��=8Ե݃�?�~��y��ٻ�x��x�Eϓ�w����>8�����H)?�8#G��88s7 ��5'zC�;;�nPF�a'��� Z���-��S��I��%�=iJ��1�X�@�wі� VQoҩ��E��O2Y���R��͠Լ�F���p���` J?���q@����(��\+�������o�[�_�5�μ�~�Ż����?�L��lϲ�ɘI}q�?�v+�w.!�YvU+N�<q�l
�������v3|:��EX��!1$���A�c�ig*d�O���V���� Y�)e��
��@k��ɔ��)���;�lh�����"@�Ƽr�Vjm��\�\��#{�ZV�vo��0qHK�v�qQ��n���^׻��C��{�
?萚gl��=���V6�
�7�B񌞕Z��������KO�$l8���982�'�4�պڳ#����3]q�B(� Z�P+R�v ��
�Z���g3���Y� �]�}7�37�b�eU;��6�9|:����=�S@=�m��J���f��]�" �~���\o��[+b����j�3z���i8YLRf���(m���������$��XƲ$Mt��|���Mpm������Gz��[Т7|�ZԆmz�#�=���M�3�7��}�cRv��Hkm:K2(���J�j�$N��8���yqT��j<Y��G���ܜ kn�\��`���'I��7Pu�b�WB(h��� ͈9�:�$U�x']k`Y�9L�q;�k����` �f�H˚��*i1\9 �n�j��^��P`Y�ٹYɣ�s��fm'g8#, �Ճh�2�OQ](+1쀶�r�R�|�Q��uVD�@:W�,�k��!�QT0|�h�<��CM�'�<�2Cn~�s&E���'��uP�� T@?k!�B�Q6�|JtъC���վ>��`\�. �-.�[��f���Hh��`�30�U+$������)�\B��B8�"]�Z0��*sD�V��؋h�Y��I%�ߢ|���*�Ѽ��q��@�݃y�ƹ ��}�"��1��Twy%av1' �Bᚹ��*�Q�oD��ȟp���DM�c��,SO=¬�>�s�"(�d�#�+3����h/�#���'�vUD��i{vrɜO�>pY�W9L4�!��'b�;Z��̆Թ��Z���7�l#Ә2s :�G����ZS�1��d��C7�F��(�X�%|�� ��@u�(YR<�&B��5�R@%r�Qȡ�e�iщI]�YB��f�"�t�#y��>b�U�X�K�ߚ�����S�i����� oh��V���I��F2���ML����by%�8�A�{�V�"{+K�&�,�j��<� �A{dl� �2�[���B��z�R>�}#�� Z6�3�%�j��!.�m��C#sN�娳|�j���x� =�cߺ�<��X�+I��� ~1�T}��%6S�)��ǥ6@�ym�\��n�6�TL��0?Ki�؃=��1VD�/^,��1���1&� ݘU�C���U�3�+B�O�"p�9.���X, `uV�Wsj�~5M,�8�K� �ȰY$:��'�t����{֩kqЦ;^Z�٭P7����fpNn�P�r c�"]��HCp�t��E���z�A�|�a*��<�;��N�2f"y��8*�x��prp����cGcU�_�P ݭ��Z&Z�l�6�&�`IA�p hH�Iѷ ��1C��V%�"�c�L#��,��*MP�;����ۡ�=s'����%�2�聿*�d� —�K�ڱ�Pp
��ԟxF�@Θ����3�QՐ����NJq`;����ZdK�Uu�Etɗ�St���CF�q��ͧ���OK��Z^L�83c�~S��j�1N��IIJ�����栠��0/,��~�r{Y+��dw�� {!�3oJ����̏����@膵
�3�f$=�*P�,��'��[љ�2�>_x�6� �)mYr9̿�Y�W��1O[OB%���/6��_ 2�a�:�T�t�5����g�%���n�y��q�R�=o�hD���.�����[JqAuq����"%�$�[_�mP�nQI"�*1 �Ki�d�UI{���Y~+��Aґ��1�'UkۅQ�>��kp�<�*Y��Nn/��ʄq%�ɺUl(=�� �W�08Q�d�A�C!V�����6�˹"d�~�����k�_L���_����r;�o _�