John J. Healey – författare

A tale of personal discovery, familial obligations, and competing cultural expectations is at the heart of this exciting sequel to The Samurai of Seville.Soledad Maria, called Masako by her father, is a child of two worlds. Born in Seville in the seventeenth century, she is the daughter of a beloved Spanish lady and a fearsome samurai warrior sent to Spain as a member of one of the most intriguing cultural exchanges in history. After her mother's death, Soledad Maria and her father set out to return to Japan, though a journey across the world can never be without peril. Once they return, even their position in her father’s home is not secure. As they try to stay one step ahead of those who would harm them, Soledad Maria finds herself grappling with not only the physical challenges of her many voyages, but with who she is, which legacy to claim—that of a proper Spanish lady or of a samurai—and which world she can really call home.The Samurai's Daughter is an essential and timeless story of accepting ourselves and finding our place in the world.

A transatlantic novel for fans of A.S. Byatt and Don DeLillo.  Shaun is an American professor enjoying his sabbatical—and his substantial inheritance—in Paris, until one night when he is startled awake by a nightmare. His attempts to decipher the dream lead him to a New York murder trial that occurred in 1916 in the Bronx.  Upon discovering that the murder took place in the basement of his father's childhood apartment building and having no recollection of being told about it in his boyhood, Shaun explores the possibility of a repressed memory. His amateur, but psychologically astute, investigation coincides with the beginning of his first serious romance since the death of his wife five years earlier. By the time he uncovers the shocking truth behind the case, he has traveled to Spain, New York, Sweden, and back to France. While deciphering a murder that hits close to home, John J. Healey offers an intimate tale of love, family, and the complexities of the human heart.

En 1613 sale de Japón una expedición insólita de veintidós samuráis con rumbo a España. Después de un año de viaje por fin llegan a Sanlúcar de Barrameda para cumplir su misión organizada por el Shogun de Japón: entablar relaciones comerciales con España y sus colonias a cambio de extender su vinculo al mundo católico. Son recibidos por el Séptimo Duque de Medina Sidonia. Shiro, uno de los guerreros japoneses, acaba enamorándose de una aristócrata sevillana que se llama Guada. Ella le corresponde y a pesar de los tabúes sociales y las enormes diferencias culturales consiguen estar juntos. Guada se queda embarazada y trágicamente muere en el parto de su hija, Soledad.La hija del samurái de Sevilla es la autobiografía de Soledad, su extraordinaria historia contada por ella misma. También es la continuación de la historia de su padre, el protagonista de El Samurái de Sevilla. A Soledad le tocará vivir a caballo, o mejor dicho, a barco, entre Asia y Europa, y dos culturas que son suyas pero que no encajan fácilmente. Los temas de supervivencia e identidad destacados en La hija del samurái de Sevilla son tan relevantes hoy como fueron hace cuatro siglos.