Hunting the Last Wild Man

Falling somewhere between Louisa May Alcott's Little Women & Federico Garcia Lorca's The House of Bernarda Alba, Hunting the Last Wild Man tells the story of Candela & her extended family of nine women. Our protagonist has had her disappointments in love & floats from one job to another, ending up at the local mortuary as an apprentice embalmer. There she can tuck herself away from the everyday hubbub of life's demands. Late one night Candela finds she must work on the father of a gypsy clan, who has left instructions that he must be buried with his cane. Her days are changed forever when she discovers that the cane holds more than just the old man's wishes. With rich images suggestive of an Almodovar film, with emotional depth & intelligence, Vallvey explores the modern woman's cynicism, as Candela attempts to integrate an impossibly marvelous stranger into her life.Vallvey, Angela is the author of 'Hunting the Last Wild Man' with ISBN 9781583222669 and ISBN 1583222669.