Suma 2023

A strange death. Two brothers in ruin. And the arrival of an unknown investor who hides a great secret.

La Palma Island, 1876. Miguel and Alejandro are twins who have just unexpectedly inherited the La Indiana tobacco factory. Both want to continue the family business, but they discover it is on the verge of bankruptcy. The only option is to sell.

Eliana, originally from Cuba, has just settled on the island. Fascinated by the tobacco factory, she is willing to invest in the business to help them. But the woman hides a secret that, if discovered, could ruin everyone’s life. With an evocative style and exquisite setting that transports us to Spain of the last colonies and the consequences of a slave-owning past, Jorge Laguna offers readers a story that seduces and captivates. Love, forbidden relationships, secrets, Freemasonry, slavery, and homosexuality… The Secret of La Indiana is a moving novel that explores the limits of power and betrayal, in which the characters are victims of their past in a family dynasty that has spent decades striving to maintain appearances.