The author, born in Caracas and based in the Canary Islands, concludes with La viuda blanca (2025) her trilogy Relatos de unas islas desamparadas (Tales of Abandoned Islands), which also includes La prestamista (2019) and La tuerta (2023), all published by Baile del Sol. Rodríguez states that the trilogy is closed and, although she continues writing, she is now focused on promoting her latest work.
At the event, starting at 7:00 PM, she will be accompanied by writer José Zoilo, who will lead a conversation about her novels, her career, and her perspective on historical narrative. The evening will be enhanced by a musical performance by violinist Ana Obando Rivas.
Rodríguez, who retired as a psychopedagogue, found a vocation in writing to create stories, inspired by her love of reading and the desire to imagine the lives of people from the past. Her protagonists are women, a choice she intends to continue to give voice to their experiences, pains, and discriminations.
The islands, particularly the Canary Islands, are a fundamental element in her work. The author sets her narratives in the insular context, exploring hidden memories and the realities of the islands beyond the paradise myth. Her first novel, La prestamista, focuses on the character of Petra Lorenzo and spans a century of Canarian history.
The writer emphasizes the importance of documentation and the study of historians, such as Salvador González Vázquez and Aarón León Álvarez, to build plausible contexts and bring to light private stories that remained hidden after the coup d'état and subsequent repression.
Her literary life, described as "short and simple," has developed through word-of-mouth and participation in reading clubs, with steady growth and continuous support from her publisher. She has also participated in international fairs such as FILCO in Mexico and FILUC in Venezuela, and in 2024 received the award for Breakthrough Writer at 'La Literatura es femenina' (Literature is Feminine).
