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The Returnby: Victoria Hislop July 07, 2008 |
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Immensely sad story of the hardship felt by the Ramirez family in Granada as a result of the Spanish Civil War. We are introduced to them in 1931 and hear of the ways the lives of Pablo and Concha, the parents, and the three sons and one daughter, are affected by the horrific and divisive war, which causes painful divisions even within families. The war affects each of the family in different ways, which are all covered in the novel, and all are characters that I warmed to and longed to know what was happening to. Hislop highlights the joy that music, dancing and celebrations brought to these people, and how cruelly all this is stripped away from them.
Their story is recounted in 2001 by the owner of 'El Barril' cafe in Granada, ... Read More: >>More Details |
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