Collection Romance
Directrice : Norma Alonzo
A reader for Douro Publishers since 2020, Norma Alonzo navigates the intricacies of literature and communication with flair. Drawing on her experience as a journalist for various Paraguayan media outlets and local newspapers in Switzerland, she captures the essence of words and captivating stories. See more
"Romance"
Between reality and fiction, love stories, sometimes spiced with a touch of eroticism, family conflicts, domestic violence, harassment and everyday life… these are the main subjects of this new collection.
Norma Alonzo also directs the collection Literalities
When Eléonore wakes from a coma after a car accident, she has forgotten the last thirteen years of her life. While she still imagines herself as a teenager, she discovers with astonishment that she is married and the mother of a little girl. Who is this man she is told shares her life? Who is this woman she seems to have become? And why does she feel like she is being manipulated? To save herself, Eléonore must first find herself again. Despite the scars of the past, will she be able to trust again, to love, and to overcome the ghosts of oblivion? Publication date: December 1, 2025 Order Press release
Two broken souls, prisoners of their silences, confront an invisible enemy that feeds on their deepest fears. In a world where adults seem absent, absorbed in their own battles, young people turn to one another and find, in this connection, the strength to stand tall. Among them, Leyna, a sociology student in Toronto, crosses paths with Thomas. Nothing seemed to bring them together, yet something between them changes everything. One day, a buried memory resurfaces, and Leyna understands that a presence—invisible, elusive—has been with her for much longer than she thought. Together, Leyna and Thomas must confront what haunts them or be swallowed by their own silence. Publication date: December 1, 2025. Order now. Press release.
Norma Alonzo also directs the collection Literalities
“Yes, you’ll go with them, because a young woman of your station, a ‘donna Calderaro,’ doesn’t work, and apart from housework with your mother, I have nothing to offer you on our ships.” “But Papa, it’s a great idea, maybe for Agnese, my brother Agostino’s fiancée, who’s accompanying him to his barracks there, but not for me. I don’t want to leave my beautiful island of Ustica, which I love so much!” “You mustn’t question my decisions, since I’m the head of the family.” And so, at 16, young Rosalia left the wonderful island of her childhood. From Ustica, she embarked for Palermo, leaving Sicily to join the rest of Italy just as she was completing her military service. She would experience an adventure, a displacement, a tragedy. She would never stop thinking about her former life, which she would idealize. Was this, for her, a journey of no return? Publication date: April 1, 2025 Order Press release
