September 2021
The Invisible Guardian
by Dolores Redondo
Moderator:
Fran Glaría of Traveling Steps
Book available from:
Biblio, BookShop, Amazon, Open Library, Audible and Alibris
Back to Guide Collective Book Club
BOOK CLUB EVENTS
• INTRODUCTION: Monday, September 6, 2021 | 11am PT | 2pm ET | 8pm GMT +1
Join Spanish tour guide Fran Glaría for a live presentation on the Guide Collective Facebook Page. Fran begins this month’s GCBC with an introduction to Dolores Redondo and some interesting insights into Basque Culture, an integral component to this month’s selection, The Invisible Guardian.
• DISCUSSION: Monday, September 27 , 2021 | 11am PT | 2pm ET | 8pm GMT +1
GC Book Club Members will connect live with Fran via a member-exclusive Zoom session. Members will be able to share their own insights from the reading, engage with one another, and ask about questions related to the book as well as to Basque and Spanish culture. Bring your book and feel free to enjoy your favorite pintxos or drinks!
BONUS EVENTS
• Monday, September, 13 | 11am PT | 2pm ET | 8pm GMT +1
Join Fran on the as he shows us Elizondo, the village where all the action in the book takes place. We will visit some of the highlight spots of the book. Although it might sound strange, let’s hope for a gloomy and drizzling day, like the ones that are described in the book.
• Monday, September 20 | 11am PT | 2pm ET | 8pm GMT +1
An exclusive event for GCBC members, Fran will lead a PowerPoint presentation, sharing with us his Basque Culture. Learn about Basque traditions of mythology, witches, and the basis of a matriarchal society.
To become a new GCBC member and receive the Group Discussion Zoom link, please email GC at theguidecollective@gmail.com. Link will be sent via email by 9pm PT on Sunday, September 26 , 2021.
Note: Existing members who are already on the GCBC mailing list will automatically receive an email with the link.
• Throughout the month, share your reading progress with GCBC in the comments below on our social channels: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram.
ABOUT THE BOOK
The Invisible Guardian is the first novel of the Baztán trilogy, a series of thrillers based on the Basque Country. In this first book, we will meet Amaia Salazar, a homicide inspector who has to return to her hometown to investigate the murder of some teenage girls.
The Basque mythology and ancient superstitions will cause Amaia to doubt her rational approach to this investigation. She will also have to confront her past to try to solve the mystery.
The Baztán trilogy, has been translated to 36 languages—over one million copies of each book have been sold. Netflix has produced three movies based on the trilogy.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Dolores Redondo, was born in San Sebastian (Basque Country) in 1969. When she was just 14 years old, she used to write short stories and children books. In 2009, she wrote her first book The Privileges of the Angel. But it was not until 2013, when The Invisible Guardian was released, that she got global attention.
Being from the Basque Country, Dolores has always been surrounded by strong, hard-working, and powerful women. We need to understand that the Basque culture has always been a matriarchy. It is hard to believe that Basque women in the Middle Ages had the same rights as men had. They could vote, own property even inherit from her parents. Dolores Redondo imbues her fierce protagonist with some of the most compelling characteristics that epitomize Basque women.
Dolores Redondo
Image | AureallC, Wikimedia Commons
