The Wrong Blood
$32.21
- Paperback
304 pages
- Release Date
1 November 2011
Summary
An hypnotic read from a master storyteller about a secret pact between two women during the Spanish Civil War.
On the cusp of the Spanish Civil War in a coastal village in the Basque country, three men stop off at Extarri’s bar on their way to a wedding. There, a bizarre and seemingly incidental event marks the beginning of a powerful story about a bond and a secret that endures even in death.
Abandoned by her parents shortly after the outbreak of war, sixteen-year-old Maria A…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780099551850 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0099551853 |
| Author: | Manuel De Lope, John Cullen |
| Publisher: | Vintage Publishing |
| Imprint: | Vintage |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 304 |
| Release Date: | 1 November 2011 |
| Weight: | 218g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm x 19mm |
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Critics Review
War, love and secrecy determine the lives of De Lope’s characters. There are brutal scenes, moving passages and pages that are pure poetry. An unforgettable novel
War, love and secrecy determine the lives of De Lope’s characters. There are brutal scenes, moving passages and pages that are pure poetry. An unforgettable novel – Isabel Allende
Amid the current outpouring of Civil War fiction in Spain, the books of Manuel de Lope… should be top of interested readers’ lists * Independent *
Reading The Wrong Blood is like surrendering to a hypnotist… The style is a marvel of precision and patience, resulting in an atmosphere so saturated with suspense that I found myself wanting to read more slowly, even as I breathlessly anticipated the next paragraph. I’ve seldom read a more sublime and disturbing novel – Valerie Martin
The prosody of the original language has been retained in John Cullen’s translation… mesmerizing… shattering… exquisite… A book that stays with you, inviting you to read it again * Historical Novels Review *
elegantly poetic…the dream-like effect he achieves is immersive and moving * Manuel de Lope *
whatever his subject he is never less than entertaining and often enlightening into the bargain * Telegraph *
You might expect historian Simon Schama to offer a stimulating read in his collection of essays, lectures, articles and book reviews, and he doesn’t disappoint’ * Timeout London *
About The Author
Manuel De Lope
Manuel de Lope was born in Burgos, Spain, in 1949, and is the prizewinning author of over a dozen novels. He has lived in Switzerland and England, and is now based in Madrid. La sangre ajena (The Wrong Blood) is the first of his books to be translated into English.
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