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Family Drama
1930s
Spain
“Rocio and Inma meet as children and promise
to be life-long friends. Set in Spain, in the years after the Civil War, their
unlikely friendship faces many challenges. It is a time when women have few
rights and are controlled not only by a dictatorial State but also by an
ever-watchful Church.
The girls come from different strata of society,
one is poor and the other rich. But they each have their problems. When Inma
saves Rocio from disgrace and the inevitable expulsion from the family home,
Rocio believes their friendship will hold for ever. But she has overestimated
Inma’s loyalty and her subsequent betrayal is hard to accept.”
Joan Fallon has
a talent for writing realism about Spain and the events that happened to form the
diverse eras of this wonderful country’s rich and varied history. I know little
of the Spanish Civil War regrading accuracy and detail, but to my mind this delightful
– if somewhat sad in places – novel is well researched.
It is not
always easy for a writer to create a believable story where the two lead characters
are so very different, in lifestyle, attitude and outlook, but Ms Fallon has pulled
this off very well as a light and entertaining read. These two young women catch
the imagination and you feel yourself involved with their triumphs and
disasters, their happiness and their tears from chapter one and throughout.
Spain itself is as much a character – I would heartily
recommend this read for a light, sun-based holiday read: ideal form when you
are stretched out on a comfortable lounger beside the pool or on the beach,
glass of wine to hand…
© Ellen Hill
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