Gerardo Noriega Rivero

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“The Woman in White” by Gerardo Noriega Rivero

Submitted to Contest #181

It all started with what was already customary on weekends for José María, Bárbara and their children, siblings, in-laws, nieces and nephews: One Sunday morning, a week before Christmas 1966, they phoned each other to go on a picnic, this time to some picturesque spot in the cedar and pine forests edging the old road from Mexico City to Cuernavaca, near Parres, the village that marks the highest point along the road. “Let’s see, Eloísa,” Bárbara said on the phone to her sister. “I’m bringing chicken broth; tuna fish and vegetables in aspic; ...

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I am a Mexico City resident with a BA in English, though my mother tongue is Spanish. I have a 36-year experience translating and adapting literature and non-fiction from English into Spanish, either as a self-employed or in-house editor. Before 2023 is over I will be publishing my first novel in Spanish.