Viruca Yebra presents «Te fuiste y empezó mi vida»

Galician journalist and writer Viruca Yebra presents her novel «Te fuiste y empezó mi vida» (You left and my life began) on Thursday 12 November at 7:00 pm at Casa de las Tejerinas. She is joined by the mayor, José María García Urbano, and local journalist and writer Teresa Floro. Entry is free.

The novel tells the story of Emily Vignaud. When her father, a French doctor living in Beirut, dies, she is fifteen and goes to live with her Muslim grandparents. Her grandfather, firmly attached to tradition, takes control of her life, and her grandmother, mamá Alice, a strong woman with a fascinating past, gives her the support she needs to follow her dreams. The book is about belonging, freedom, the weight of tradition and dignity.

For this novel and her body of work, Viruca Yebra has received the 2026 «Virginia Woolf» International Literature Prize, awarded since 2017 by the publishing group Sial Pigmalión to women writers of poetry, fiction or essays.