Arde Josefina es una obra en minucioso estado de combustin?, una novela tan sobrecogedora como deslumbrante. Josefina y Juan son hermanos; nacieron en M?chester, pero desde muy jv?enes se mudan a Mx?ico con sus padres. Su vida en la Ciudad de Mx?ico es igual que su casa: fra?, silenciosa y fantasmal. Jon y Holly son padres distantes; para ellos la crianza de sus hijos es una especie de incomodidad administrativa, un trm?ite que, al paso del tiempo, se vuelve intolerable. Es evidente que algo no est ?bien con el menor de los hermanos: es ansioso y violento, se agrede a s ?mismo y a los dems?. En un principio, Jon y Holly no quieren enfrentar la posible enfermedad de su hijo, pues šta resquebraja la pantalla de asp?tico orden que han impuesto a sus existencias. Sin embargo, el furioso sufrimiento de Juan lo sacude todo. Acuden con un especialista que diagnostica una esquizofrenia temprana. La frialdad de los brit?icos se convierte en franco desprecio y Josefina asume el cuidado fs?ico y emocional de su hermano. Pasan los a?s y Jon y Holly deciden regresar a vivir a Inglaterra, dejando la tutela de Juan a Josefina. Es la consumacin? del abandono de toda una vida. Juan debe ser ingresado a un hospital psiquit?rico. Josefina, hušped espectral de su propia vida, nuevamente deber ?hacerse cargo de todo. Arde Josefina es una obra en minucioso estado de combustin?, una novela tan sobrecogedora como deslumbrante. Es, tambi?, el puntual recordatorio de que toda familia es un incendio.Arde Josefina is a work in meticulous combustion, a novel as overwhelming as dazzling. Josefina and Juan are brothers; They were born in Manchester, but since they were very young they moved to Mexico with their parents. His life in Mexico City is the same as his house: cold, silent and ghostly. Jon and Holly are distant parents; for them the upbringing of their children is a kind of administrative discomfort, a process that, over time, becomes intolerable. It is evident that something is not right with the youngest of the brothers: he is anxious and violent, he attacks himself and others. At first, Jon and Holly do not want to face the possible illness of his son, because it breaks the screen of aseptic order they have imposed on their lives. However, Juan's furious suffering shakes everything. They come with a specialist who diagnoses early schizophrenia. The coldness of the British becomes frank contempt and Josefina assumes the physical and emotional care of her brother. The years pass and Jon and Holly decide to return to live in England, leaving the tutelage of Juan to Josefina. It is the consummation of the abandonment of a lifetime. Juan must be admitted to a psychiatric hospital. Josefina, ghostly guest of her own life, must once again take charge of everything. Arde Josefina is a work in meticulous combustion, a novel as overwhelming as dazzling. It is also the punctual reminder that every family is a fire