About the book: 2014 / “Such a beautiful tree cannot be found in the whole wide world..." "Garoe" is a new magnificent book by A. Vazquez-Figueroa, which received an award for the best work in the genre of historical novel. Mysterious El Hierro is the most remote island of the Canary archipelago. At the end of the 15th century, the Spaniards landed on this outskirts of the world to annex the island to the possessions of the Spanish crown, and among them was the young lieutenant Gonzalo Baeza. He is full of hope and desire to introduce the “savages” to civilization, not knowing that harmony reigns on the island, ruled by a wonderful tree - Garoe. A stunning book about love, loss and human courage in the face of terrible trials.