Ines and Luis in 'Honey Lemon'

I love writing about human relationships. In my next novel Honey Lemon my two main characters Ines Perez and Luis Moreno, two young Cubans, living in Barcelona, find themselves dreaming of a better future. Both work in menial jobs with no prospects; both have lost hope that things will ever get better for them. They both feel adrift in a modern Europe gripped by austerity and hopelessness.

Ines sings to her lemon tree each morning before she goes to work at the bakery Deliciós close to Gracia, believing her lemon tree holds the secrets to her existence. Luis, a porter at the Hotel Central close to the Ramblas, is addicted to the taste of organic honey. He is fascinated by honey, the texture of it and how it makes him feel when he tastes it. He saves as much of his low pay as he can afford to buy the best he can. Both feel lost in the midst of menial work, low pay, struggle, disconnection, loneliness and fear.

But Ines and Luis know there is more, more for them, more of life to be experienced.....both are young, in the prime of their life and determined to find a way to push all the bad to one side and find life's sensuality. 

Ines and Luis are beautiful people trapped by life's circumstances, but circumstances can change.......

El amor lo es todo......