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Here, in an astonishing debut by a gifted storyteller, is the magnificent saga of proud and passionate men and women and the turbulent times through which they suffer and triumph。 They are the Truebas。 And theirs is a world you will not want to leave, and one you will not forget。
Esteban -- The patriarch, a volatile and proud man whose lust for land is legendary and who is haunted by his tyrannical passion for the wife he can never completely possess。
Clara -- The matriarch, elusive and mysterious, who foretells family tragedy and shapes the fortunes of the house of the Truebas。
Blanca -- Their daughter, soft-spoken yet rebellious, whose shocking love for the son of her father's foreman fuels Esteban's everlasting contempt。。。 even as it produces the grandchild he adores。
Alba -- The fruit of Blanca's forbidden love, a luminous bearty, a fiery and willful woman。。。 the family's break with the past and link to the future。