Manuela (The Will Barnes Trilogy Book 3)

Description

“Manuela” is the last in a trilogy of literary novels centered on the life of Will Barnes, which spans the post-World War II period to current times. This novel focuses on the developing relationship between Will and his newly-found granddaughter, Manuela. Will knows he is dying and tries to teach his granddaughter how to face the struggles he has been through so she can face the challenges ahead in her future.

However, he soon finds that she is quite capable of standing on her own two feet as she enters Cornell University and fearlessly faces a variety of political issues on campus. Unlike Will who led a self-centered life, her focus is on others and unaffected by the traumas that he has been through. Manuela offers a meaningful and thought-provoking conclusion to the trilogy, providing a fitting tribute to the resilience of human relationships across generations of families, nationalities and ethnicities.