Declared "a writer to watch" (Publishers Weekly, starred review), New
York Times bestselling author María Dueñas pours heart and soul into
this story of a woman who discovers the power of second chances.A
talented college professor in Madrid, Blanca Perea seems to have it all.
But her world is suddenly shattered when her husband of twenty years
leaves her for another woman. Questioning the life she once had and
whether she truly knows herself, Blanca resolves to change her
surroundings. She accepts what looks like a boring research grant in
California involving an exiled Spanish writer who died decades ago.
Anxious to leave her own troubled life behind, she is gradually drawn
into his haunted world, with its poignant loves and unfulfilled
ambitions. But in delving into the past, Blanca finds herself
simultaneously awakened to the present by Daniel Carter, a charismatic
professor with crucial knowledge about the dead writer that he has never
before revealed. Amid this web of passion, conflict, and hidden
feelings, including her own, Blanca advances like an avid detective,
refusing to quit, and ultimately discovers startling answers that
resonate deeply in her own life. Evocative, lyrical, and humorous, The
Heart Has Its Reasons is a journey of the soul from the pangs of the
past to the vibrant present. It is a story about the thrill of creating
one's life anew.
