ABOUT
THE BOOK

Set in turn of the century Mexico, Lovesick is the story of Emilia Sauri, born into a privileged, freethinking class, the product of a family of progressive eccentrics. Emilia is torn between her childhood playmate, the rebel fighter Daniel, and Antonio, her physician colleague. He desires peace, Daniel cannot resist the thrill of conflict. As Emilia sorts through the affairs of her heart, shedding the bonds and prejudices of previous generations, she must also confront the fate history presents – a nation wracked by years of war, a society facing the tumult of the twentieth century.
Ángeles Mastretta was born in Puebla, Mexico and has published one previous novel. She lives in Mexico City.