The return

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 cafe 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 Ramirez family's cafe, 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.

subjects: Fiction,  Social aspects,  British,  Spain in fiction,  British in fiction,  History,  Families,  Families in fiction,  Family,  Family in fiction,  Literature,  Spain, fiction,  Fiction, historical,  Fiction, historical, general,  Fiction, war & military

Places: Spain,  Granada (Spain)

Times: Civil War, 1936-1939