Ukungaguquguquki kwe- U-Elia Barceló ubheka emuva umsebenzi wakhe ireferensi ephelele yezincwadi. Ngaphansi kombhali ofanayo sithola ukuhlukahluka kweziphakamiso ezibonisa amandla amahle. Kusukela ekuqaleni kwayo kwezinganekwane zesayensi kuya ekushintsheni kwayo phakathi kwezinganekwane zomlando, uhlobo lwe-noir, ukusola noma iqiniso langempela "lomlingo". Imilingo ngomqondo wokuthi izinkumbulo ezinhle zobuciko bombhali zibonakala zihlasela icebo kwesinye isikhathi.
Futhi indlela yokuhlanganisa konke, indlela lapho izindaba zabo ziba ngezakhe ngokungangabazeki, kubangelwa ukungezwani kokulandisa okuhlala kwenziwa lula esakhiweni uqobo futhi kuqedile ngesakhiwo lapho isahluko ngasinye siphonsa khona igwegwe elingenakuphikwa kokulandelayo.
Ku "El echo de la piel" sizithola (njengakwezinye izikhathi emibhalweni yakamuva kaBarceló nabanye ababhali abanjengo UJoel dicker), ngamabhanoyi amabili aqhubeka ngokufana kusuka ezikhathini ezahlukene. Hlukanisa izikhathi ngokulandelana komlingo ngezikhathi ezithile, ulindele lelo findo lokugcina eliyoxhumanisa unomphela imicimbi edlule neyamanje. Ngokunambitheka kwesiphetho nezimpilo ezibhalwe phansi ukuze zinikeze incazelo eguquguqukayo kukho konke okwenzekayo.
USandra wamukela isiphakamiso sikaDon Luis sokubhala umlando kamama wakhe. U-Ofelia Arráez wakha i-emporium ephelele ezungeze izicathulo zabesifazane futhi manje uSandra, okhethwe njengombhali we-biographer, mhlawumbe hhayi ngokungahambisani nalutho, uqala ngothando lolu hambo oluya esikhathini esedlule okungukuphela kwempilo. Akukho okungaphansi kwesikhathi esivusa amadlingozi se-Ophelia enkulu.
Kusukela ekuqaleni, uSandra wayecabanga ukuthi u-Ophelia omkhulu kwakudingeka alwe ngobuqhawe nezimo ezimbi. Isimo sakhe njengowesifazane sizodinga imizamo emikhulu kakhulu ukuze abe yilokho ayeyikho. Kepha ngale kwesimangalo sabesifazane esangcwatshwa esingasekela i-biography, uSandra ungena ngokujulile kwizibani nezithunzi zezinsuku zika-Ofelia. Izinsuku ezithola ukukhanya okusha phakathi kwezithombe, amadokhumende, ubufakazi nokutholwa okuphazamisayo okukhomba kunoma yikuphi okunye ukuphila ekugcineni okubhala okuqiniseke kakhulu nge-Ofelia, okungaziwa.
Kukubumbana okungenakwenzeka phakathi kwesikhathi esedlule nesikhathi samanje sezinhlamvu ezimbili ezikude lapho u-Elia Barceló asebenzisa khona ubuhlakani bakhe bokulandisa, lokho kukhishwa kwazo zonke izinsiza ezeseka itulo. Ngoba izinto zidlulela phambili kakhulu kusengaphambili ngokufana phakathi kokwenzeka ku-Ofelia nalokho okwenzekayo noSandra.
Iqiniso lesikhathi esedlule lihlala lifihliwe phakathi kwalokho okungenzeka bekubhaliwe nalokho okukhunjulwayo yilabo abasenganikeza ubufakazi. Kepha kwesinye isikhathi izinhlelo zesikhathi zibonakala zivuma ukuphakamisa indlela entsha. Isikhathi esivumayo senziwa sibe yinto lapho uSandra ekwazi khona ukubona konke ngeqiniso elingagcini nje ngokuthinta isifundo sokuvala i-biography ka-Ofelia, kodwa futhi okubonakala njengento ebalulekile empilweni yakhe.
Ukuthola i-Ophelia yangempela phakathi kokuqongelelwa kwezinhlobo eziphikisanayo kungokuningi kokuphikisana okuvamile kukho konke ukuphila, kufaka phakathi lokho kukaSandra. Futhi izimfihlo ezinkulu zowesifazane okhaliphile zivuleka ngokuphelele kuSandra wenza umcwaningi onelungelo lokuthola iqiniso elihluke kakhulu kulokho okwaziwayo.
Manje usungathenga inoveli u-El eco de la piel, incwadi entsha ka-Elia Barceló, lapha: