ludmilla lacueva canut was originally trained in the hospitality industry, and liked to collect anecdotes about former hotels in andorra. her first published work was "los pioneros de la hoteleria andorrana", a history of the hotel industry of andorra. she was awarded the research prize by the general council of andorra for her work on the book. when it was published in 2001, it became the best selling book in the run up to saint george's day, where it is tradition for women to give men a book. although that was a non-fiction work, she has since moved into fiction while continuing to write opinion pieces for newspaper "bondia".