Barcelona-Borinquen - Paperback

by John David Ferrer (Author)

Antonio Roche, a high-class Catalonian anarchist, seeks redemption in the New World after being released from a Barcelona prison. He leaves behind a love interest, Paula Soler, a precocious socialite who seduces a priest and faces the scorn of her family and Spanish society. They meet again years later in San Juan, Puerto Rico when she inherits a sugar plantation managed by Antonio. Both grapple with their new relationship, while economic turmoil, the American military takeover of the island, and three terrifying hurricanes impact the family and their fortunes. Their lives intersect with other immigrants from Spain seeking a better life. All the characters in this multifamily multigenerational saga, experience betrayals in love, broken friendships, and untimely deaths. BARCELONA-BORINQUEN will appeal to bi-cultural audiences who treasure stories of yesteryear brought to the present. It is a story of an era rarely written about that dramatically portrays the endurance of the human spirit.

Author Biography

John David Ferrer is a retired attorney and writer. He was raised and educated in Puerto Rico and Barcelona-Borinquén is his second historical fiction book. He has a B.A. and J.D. from the University of Puerto Rico, and an L.L.M. from Boston University Law School, where he later taught as an Adjunct Professor. He lives with his family in the Greater Boston Metropolitan Area and divides his time between Boston and Miami. Mr. Ferrer is currently working on a novel about Puerto Rican soldiers set during the Korean War. His debut novel, SJU/JFK, was published in 2013.