Al puerto de Antofagasta, en Chile, arriba desde Europa un trombón con una niña de dos años para entregársela al emigrante malicioso Esteban Coppeta, a quien le asegura que se trata de su nieta. Pese a la dudosa filiación, éste la acepta y la chica del trombón vive con él los años de infancia y adolescencia procurando echar luz sobre su asado y su identidad. ( )

The girl with the trombone,is the second of the two part novel (The Poet's Wedding) it continues the story of Esteban Coppeta ,an Immigrant who resides in chile,an Europen musician and a trombone player,who arrived from Malicia coast brought an orphan young girl whom all her family was killed in the war.he claims that Esteban is her grandfather,The young child took the name of her grandmother, Alia Emar....this name will have a special significance and affect how she thinks....

the novel,reflect alot about the history of Chile the life there ,the customs and traditions, and rituals ... the dreams ... and some of the background of political events that the country witnessed ...

this novel has no story only narration ,Alia's childhood and her feelings that she is different from her friends, being blonde with blue eyes, and her dream to go to America......

i didn't enjoy it very much,somehow boring ,may be because i compare it to The Poet's Wedding........
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