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From the internationally bestselling author of The Island comes a dazzling new novel of family betrayals, forbidden love, and historical turmoil. Sonia knows nothing of Granada's shocking past, but ordering a simple cup of coffee in a quiet cafÉ will lead her into the extraordinary tale of a family's fight to survive the horror of the Spanish Civil War. Seventy years earlier, in the RamÍrez family's cafÉ, Concha and Pablo's children relish an atmosphere of hope. Antonio is a serious young teacher, Ignacio a flamboyant matador, and Emilio a skilled musician. Their sister, Mercedes, is a spirited girl whose sole passion is dancing, until she meets Javier and an obsessive love affair begins. But Spain is a country in turmoil. In the heat of civil war, everyone must take a side and choose whether to submit, to fight, or to attempt escape.
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Hjemkomsten, Kjell Olaf Jensen, Victoria Hislop
- Language
- Released
- 2010
- Binding
- (Hardcover),
- Book condition
- Good
- Price
- €6.09
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- Title
- Hjemkomsten
- Language
- Norwegian
- Authors
- Kjell Olaf Jensen, Victoria Hislop
- Publisher
- Schibsted Forlag
- Released
- 2010
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 478
- ISBN10
- 8251626609
- ISBN13
- 9788251626606
- Series
- Tags
- Historical Themes, Music Theme, Love, Family, Politics, Military Fiction, Wars, Great Britain, English Literature, Past, London, Spain, Hope, Passion, Search, Civil War, Dance, Spanish Civil War (1936-1939), Granada, Flamenco
- First published
- 2008
- Original title
- The Return
- Rating
- 3.85 out of 5
- Description
- From the internationally bestselling author of The Island comes a dazzling new novel of family betrayals, forbidden love, and historical turmoil. Sonia knows nothing of Granada's shocking past, but ordering a simple cup of coffee in a quiet cafÉ will lead her into the extraordinary tale of a family's fight to survive the horror of the Spanish Civil War. Seventy years earlier, in the RamÍrez family's cafÉ, Concha and Pablo's children relish an atmosphere of hope. Antonio is a serious young teacher, Ignacio a flamboyant matador, and Emilio a skilled musician. Their sister, Mercedes, is a spirited girl whose sole passion is dancing, until she meets Javier and an obsessive love affair begins. But Spain is a country in turmoil. In the heat of civil war, everyone must take a side and choose whether to submit, to fight, or to attempt escape.