Carmen Gil 
Madam Hortensia 

Madam Hortensia followed her routine to a tee, until one day everything went wrong… what a disaster! A wonderful story, full of humor, about the importance of tackling new challenges. Do you dare to change?

Madam Hortensia lives life in a straight line, never straying a step out of her daily routine.  Was she finicky? Not quite, she just liked everything to be perfectly to her liking. Her alarm clock rang every day at 07:18 sharp. Not one minute before, or one minute after. Then her planned routine would begin in extreme detail, and nothing could possibly go wrong. But one morning, her alarm does not go off on time and her life spins into a whirlwind. Suddenly, she finds herself doing entirely new things she has never tried before.

With wit and charm, this delightful tale shares what happens when we learn to embrace change and open our minds to possibility.

Mengenai Pengarang

Born in Bristol, England, Jon Brokenbrow is a graduate in journalism. He has worked in the production of documentaries, on the BBC News, in the press in London and as part of the production team of the TV show ‘The Fair Price’. In 1989 he moved to Barcelona and worked as an English teacher. Since 1992 he lives in Santiago de Compostela, a city where he continues working as a translator and writer. He has translated over one hundred children’s literature books, as well as books on historical heritage and rock art, one of his great hobbies. The vast majority of the Cuento de Luz titles have been translated by Jon.