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Balada del Pacífico Sur
Imagine a story that combines paradise-like islands, undying love, pirates, mysterious women, and even cameos from the great jazz legends. This novel has all this and more. It transmits the flavour of Stevenson's adventure stories and the sound of the bebop age, recreating life in the Pacific and giving us a very special heroine: Nikki, the rebellious daughter of an English missionary in Polynesia. Ever since she was a young girl she has been in love with Tami, a young man destined to be the protector of the islands' crown prince. The love Nikki feels for him survives long separation and the twists of fate. Nikki seeks consolation in a hectic love life and a passion for jazz. Far away from the islands, she becomes an elegant singer. However, she never stops being herself: an indomitable, sensual woman, capable of sailing through a storm in the Pacific or running her own tavern.