Palm Trees in the Snow

By: Luz Gabás, Noel Hughes - translator

Narrated by: Malcolm Hillgartner, Angela Dawe

At once an epic family drama and a sweeping love story that spans both an ocean and a generation, Palm Trees in the Snow is an emotionally gripping and historically vivid tale of the secrets that can destroy a family - and the bonds that endure.

When Clarence of Rabaltué discovers a series of old letters from her father's past, she begins to doubt everything she thought she knew about her once-noble family. Her father and his brother worked in the colony of Fernando Po, but these letters tell a different story than the tales of life in Africa that made it to the dinner table. Clarence has no idea what really went on during their time at the cocoa plantations - or why no one in her family has ever returned to the island in all the years since. But the letters suggest that a great love story is buried beneath the years of silence.

Setting out from her home in Spain's snowy mountains, Clarence makes the same journey across the sea that her uncle and father traveled before her. There, she unlocks the painful secrets her family has hidden in the rich African soil. But what she discovers may also be the key to awakening her own listless heart.

©2012 Luz Gabás (P)2016 Brilliance Audio

Exhausting...

Too long, too many details, too much back and forth between times and people groups for me. It was well researched, but a bit overwhelming for me. Interesting family saga overall, but I got tired of so many problems.

Good story

The story was good. I surprised that the movie stuck close to the book. I expected the book to offer more than the movie, but it didn't. Still a decent read, though.

Lessons learned from living

The book started off a little slow and I was lost and thought maybe I should just stop and move on to another book but I am glad I stuck with this book because the story was wonderful. I was transported into another world where cultures clashed sometimes shamefully, I was given the gift to witness a love story than spans through all time , tragedy, heartbreak and happiness unfold. I was taken on a journey where the past meets the present and secrets unravel and forgiveness and understanding is found.

Breathless

I watched this movie many times. I stumbled across the book and enjoyed every minute of it. Of course the book and movie are different. I really enjoyed the story and the descriptions of Pasalobino and Fernando Po you really felt as if you were there. I also love the emotions that the characters had and expressed. This is my second favorite book of all
Times. I would listen to it again.

They are both wonderful

I first saw the movie on Netflix, and though it is a little different, it does a great job of telling the story.

This is my second time listening to the book. This love story is beyond a love story. This book is amazingly excellent, and I am grateful for the translation.

Please, everyone and anyone, listen to this beautiful narration.