A French bestseller in the genre of magical realism. Enchantingly beautiful and meticulously woven fairy tale with the lyrical beauty of a poem and the narrative power of an ancient legend. Here, fantasy and reality are stitched together firmly, without seams, and a hypnotically captivating plot deserves the best works of Marquez and Garcia Lorca.
From time immemorial, women of the Carasco family living in a small village in the south of Spain pass a mysterious casket down through generations. Its contents change depending on whose hands it ends up in. Each finds inside what helps reveal her unique gift.
When it’s Frascita Carasco’s turn, she finds a set of needles and thread inside the enigmatic chest and discovers her special talent — sewing. Astonishingly, the girl can not only create elegant dresses from scraps at hand, but also reshape life itself, heal wounds, fix any defects, and even bring the dead back to life.
Rumors about her gift spread quickly. The villagers accuse her of witchcraft, fear her, and avoid Frascita. The poor girl has to leave her home with her children and wander in search of a better fate across Andalusia and beyond. Frascita looks for a better life for herself and her daughters, dreaming of freeing herself from the spell-curses of her own bloodline.
What will her gift bring to the world — healing or a curse?
In the audio version, the saga about the gift that becomes a test for the family was skillfully narrated by actress Maria Orlova. The novel "Sewn Heart" received literary awards, including the Emmanuel Robles Award and the Renodondo Lyceists’ Prize. The total circulation of the French edition exceeded 300,000 copies.