Please add an English description: From his terrace, Samuel looks over Madrid's daily bustle. In the wee hours of the morning someone calls to tell him Clara has died and hangs up. The strange thing is that he does not recall ever knowing anyone by that name. Driven by boredom and a dose of curiosity, Samuel decides to go to her funeral. When he discovers he's been mistaken for the dead woman's secret lover, Samuel becomes fascinated with the idea of impersonating this man and invents an elaborate life story, which he ...
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Please add an English description: From his terrace, Samuel looks over Madrid's daily bustle. In the wee hours of the morning someone calls to tell him Clara has died and hangs up. The strange thing is that he does not recall ever knowing anyone by that name. Driven by boredom and a dose of curiosity, Samuel decides to go to her funeral. When he discovers he's been mistaken for the dead woman's secret lover, Samuel becomes fascinated with the idea of impersonating this man and invents an elaborate life story, which he shares with Carina, Clara's sister As Samuel becomes more attached to the memory of Clara and more attracted to Carina, The game he's created spins out of his control. Will the love he's crafted save him or will it end up burying him La invencion del amor combines classic thri ller elements with the immediacy of journalism. Narrated in first person, the inquisitive and ironic voice of its lead character slowly reveals the deceptions of love and its fundamental importance. I have always avoided the word love. A devalued noun, a currency so worn out it has lost every trace of relief; a coin I would not venture to use as payment for fear of being seen as a swindler.?
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