La primera novela de Victoria Martn narra con desvergenza e irona la historia de cuatro amigas que tendrn que enfrentarse a una vida que no es la que esperaban. Brbara trabaja como asistente de guion en un programa de entretenimiento repleto de hombres que se creen tremendamente graciosos, es adicta a los ansiolticos y est obsesionada con el dinero. Vive con su amiga de toda la vida, Maca, una aspirante a actriz que solo acumula rechazos en su currculum. Un da recibe una invitacin de Elena, antigua compaera del colegio, para acudir a una de esas fiestas donde anuncian el sexo del beb explotando un globo, cortando una tarta o lanzando un cohete. Decide ir porque necesita poner en orden su vida, y participar del capitalismo ms descarnado engullendo un cupcake en forma de beb le parece la mejor manera de empezar. Pero tras la fiesta, Elena, desesperada y en la recta final de su embarazo, abandona a su marido y se muda con Brbara y Maca, una noticia terrible para ellas que trastocar por completo sus vidas. Al grupo se unir Fabiola, una influencer con una marca de joyas «sostenible que hacen nios en Banglads y que comparte en Instagram frases como «Si quieres, puedes o «Hakuna Matata . Es decir, un adulto funcional siguiendo los consejos de Pumba, el jabal de El Rey Len. As comienza esta historia: una embarazada ciclotmica, una actriz fracasada, una influencer inestable y una guionista frustrada tendrn que enfrentarse a una vida que no es la que realmente queran ni esperaban. Una novela sobre la inaccin frente a los problemas del da a da que narra con irona la historia de unas amigas, que se vuelven a reencontrar para descubrir que lo nico que tienen en comn es el paso del tiempo. ENGLISH DESCRIPTIONWith shamelessness and irony, Victoria Martn's first novel tells the story of four girlfriends that must cope with a life they did not expect. Brbara works as a writer's assistant in a variety show full of men who think they are tremendously funny. She is addicted to anti-anxiety drugs and is obsessed with money. She lives with her life-long friend Maca, an aspiring actress who has nothing but rejections in her resume. One day, Brbara receives an invitation from Elena, an old schoolmate, to attend one of those parties where people burst a balloon, cut a cake, or launcha rocket to announce the sex of their baby. Brbara decides to go because she needs to get her life back on track and thinks that partaking of the grittiest capitalism engulfing a cupcake in the shape of a baby is the best way to start. But after the party, Elena, desperate and in the final stages of her pregnancy, leaves her husband and moves in with Brbara and Maca, an awful bit of news for them, which will turn their lives entirely upside down. The group will be joined by Fabiola, an influencer with a "sustainable" jewelry brand made by children in Bangladesh, andwho posts lines like "If there is a will, there is a way" or "Hakuna Matata" on Instagram. In other words, a functional adult following advice from Pumba, the warthog from The Lion King. Thus begins this story: a cyclothymic pregnant woman, a failed actress, an unstable influencer, and an unfulfilled screenwriter will have to cope with a life that is nothing like the one they wanted or hoped for. A novel about inaction in the face of day-to-day troubles that recounts with irony the story of a group of friends who meet again only to discover the one thing they have in common is the passing of time.
La primera novela de Victoria Martn narra con desvergenza e irona la historia de cuatro amigas que tendrn que enfrentarse a una vida que no es la que esperaban. Brbara trabaja como asistente de guion en un programa de entretenimiento repleto de hombres que se creen tremendamente graciosos, es adicta a los ansiolticos y est obsesionada con el dinero. Vive con su amiga de toda la vida, Maca, una aspirante a actriz que solo acumula rechazos en su currculum. Un da recibe una invitacin de Elena, antigua compaera del colegio, para acudir a una de esas fiestas donde anuncian el sexo del beb explotando un globo, cortando una tarta o lanzando un cohete. Decide ir porque necesita poner en orden su vida, y participar del capitalismo ms descarnado engullendo un cupcake en forma de beb le parece la mejor manera de empezar. Pero tras la fiesta, Elena, desesperada y en la recta final de su embarazo, abandona a su marido y se muda con Brbara y Maca, una noticia terrible para ellas que trastocar por completo sus vidas. Al grupo se unir Fabiola, una influencer con una marca de joyas «sostenible que hacen nios en Banglads y que comparte en Instagram frases como «Si quieres, puedes o «Hakuna Matata . Es decir, un adulto funcional siguiendo los consejos de Pumba, el jabal de El Rey Len. As comienza esta historia: una embarazada ciclotmica, una actriz fracasada, una influencer inestable y una guionista frustrada tendrn que enfrentarse a una vida que no es la que realmente queran ni esperaban. Una novela sobre la inaccin frente a los problemas del da a da que narra con irona la historia de unas amigas, que se vuelven a reencontrar para descubrir que lo nico que tienen en comn es el paso del tiempo. ENGLISH DESCRIPTIONWith shamelessness and irony, Victoria Martn's first novel tells the story of four girlfriends that must cope with a life they did not expect. Brbara works as a writer's assistant in a variety show full of men who think they are tremendously funny. She is addicted to anti-anxiety drugs and is obsessed with money. She lives with her life-long friend Maca, an aspiring actress who has nothing but rejections in her resume. One day, Brbara receives an invitation from Elena, an old schoolmate, to attend one of those parties where people burst a balloon, cut a cake, or launcha rocket to announce the sex of their baby. Brbara decides to go because she needs to get her life back on track and thinks that partaking of the grittiest capitalism engulfing a cupcake in the shape of a baby is the best way to start. But after the party, Elena, desperate and in the final stages of her pregnancy, leaves her husband and moves in with Brbara and Maca, an awful bit of news for them, which will turn their lives entirely upside down. The group will be joined by Fabiola, an influencer with a "sustainable" jewelry brand made by children in Bangladesh, andwho posts lines like "If there is a will, there is a way" or "Hakuna Matata" on Instagram. In other words, a functional adult following advice from Pumba, the warthog from The Lion King. Thus begins this story: a cyclothymic pregnant woman, a failed actress, an unstable influencer, and an unfulfilled screenwriter will have to cope with a life that is nothing like the one they wanted or hoped for. A novel about inaction in the face of day-to-day troubles that recounts with irony the story of a group of friends who meet again only to discover the one thing they have in common is the passing of time.
