is a doctor of Hispanic Philology and a professor of Creative Writing. She is known for basing her fiction on meticulously researched real-world events, such as in her other popular work, Volver a Canfranc . A portion of the proceeds from this novel is donated to AVITE , the Association of Thalidomide Victims in Spain.

" La huella de una carta " is a historical fiction novel by , published in 2017. Set in 1960s Spain, it follows Nuria Somport , a woman who lives a comfortable but lonely life due to her husband's constant travel. Her life changes when she answers a mysterious advertisement and becomes the anonymous writer for the famous radio show Consultorio de Elena Francis . Plot Summary

: The novel serves as a form of "literary justice" for victims of Thalidomide in Spain, a tragedy that remained largely silenced by the government and pharmaceutical companies for decades.

The book is widely available in digital formats, including ePub . La huella de una carta (Novela) - Libros - Amazon

: The story explores the lengths to which powerful entities go to protect their interests at the expense of human lives. Author Information

While responding to letters from women across Spain, Nuria discovers a terrifying pattern: letters describing babies born with severe malformations. Alongside , an employee at a cosmetics company, she begins an investigation that uncovers a conspiracy involving Thalidomide , a drug marketed as a safe sedative for pregnant women that caused thousands of birth defects.