Ignacio Conor

*The Omen Is a Woman* is a masterful blending of reality and the supernatural. It is an eloquently layered storytelling narrative. Nelson the main character is a professor, he so wants to write a novel, but he suffers from writer’s block. In a desperate stemproblemen he asks Sofia the hostess of his vacation rental to help him. Sofia tells Nelson stories of her past relationships, her sublime passionate encounters and her ancestral secrets. Our lives are shaped by forces beyond our understanding—forces that can connect us to others in ways we might never expect. Nelson is intrigued and overwhelmed by the older beautiful Sofia; in a way she is his fuse. Their bond spirals out of control when Sofia finds out that Nelson has an ongoing affair with Priscilla her stepdaughter; their worthy, unbirdled love deserves a chance. Soon the demons of Sofia’s past resurface and the tragic end is inevitable.