Lorenzo Mediano,Lisa Dillman
In the 1930s, in an isolated valley of the Pyrenees Mountains, an aging teacher reconstructs a bloody and tragic event that seemed destined to remain forever hidden behind a wall of silence. He alone can penetrate appearances and grasp the iron laws determining the lives of all those who live in this placeâ€”this valley where nature is miserly and leaves little room for poetic contemplation or an excess of feelings. He alone remembers his protÃ©gÃ©, RamÃ³n, a shepherd, who, no more than a child, fell in love with Alba, the only daughter of the regionâ€™s most powerful and influential landowner. The rich and powerful conspire to thwart the love between RamÃ³n and Alba, and in doing so they incite a feud that will extend beyond all reason. Thus begins a vigorous, dramatic story of rebellion and a heroic quest for freedom.
Historical,Historical Fiction,Fiction,Cultural,Spain,European Literature,Spanish Literature,Literary Fiction,Literature
The Frost on His Shoulders