The Night We Became Strangers (eBook)

Lorena Hughes (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2025
304 Seiten
Kensington Books (Verlag)
978-1-4967-5246-8 (ISBN)

Infos

An immersive, historical novel based on true events: In 1938,Orson Welles's legendary radio dramatization of H.G. Wells's novelThe War of the Worldsterrified Americans into believing Martians were invading. Eleven years later, an Ecuadorian radio station adapted the showwith catastrophic consequences. Now, two young journalists are determined to uncover what really happened to their families that nighteven as secrets endanger their future. 1957: Aspiring photojournalist Valeria Anzures returns to her hometown of Quito with a secret purpose: to discover the truth about how her parents really died. The disastrous 1949 War of the Worlds show caused a mob to torch her familys radio stationand the newspaper run by their closest friends, the Monteros. The tragedy shattered the families' relationshipand left the station on precarious financial ground. Now, expected to save her family's legacy through an arranged marriage, Valeria will risk everything to find out the truth. Even if it means allying with the man shes always lovedbut who now treats her like a stranger. For Matas Montero, the scars of that night run deep. He saved his mother but blames himself for not rescuing his father. As a journalist, he views Valeria as a rival. Still, they're both on the same mission. Perhaps, together, they can unearth the past their families and friends would rather remain buried. Valeria and Matas soon find trusting each other is as dangerous as the attraction they cant resist. Between their families' mutual hatred, duplicitous witnesses, and insidious lies, and ruthless manipulations, exposing the real story will put their future on the lineand ignite revelations no one saw coming.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 30.9.2025
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Historische Romane
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Klassiker / Moderne Klassiker
• Schlagworte: arranged marriage • aspiring journalists • buried family secrets • dangerous secrets • destroyed bonds • Ecuador • ecuadorian • family feud • family legacy • family rift • family rivalry • family secrets • family tragedy • FE • female protagonist • hg wells • Hispanic author • hispanic fiction • Hispanic historical fiction • Hispanic mystery • Hispanic setting • Hispanic women • historical family saga • historical fiction • historical fiction set in Ecuador • historical mystery • Historical Romantic Suspense • historica romantic thriller • Latin • Latina • latina author • Latine fiction • Latine historical fiction • Latine women • latinx author • latinx fiction • Latinx historical fiction • Latinx historical mystery • latinx mystery • Latinx women • literary mystery • Martian Invasion • martian invasion panic • mystery of family tragedy • New Jersey • Orson Welles • own voices • radio broadcast tragedy • radio dramatization • rebroadcast of war of the worlds • second generation journalists • South America • South American author • south American family saga • south american fiction • south American radio • south American setting • upmarket historical fiction • War of the Worlds • Women’s Fiction
• ISBN-10: 1-4967-5246-5 / 1496752465
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4967-5246-8 / 9781496752468