BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023 ACCORDING TO GUARDIAN AND THE SPECTATOR

THE FINAL NOVEL FROM THE GREATEST SPANISH WRITER OF HIS GENERATION, JAVIER MARÍAS

'The most subtle and gifted writer in contemporary Spanish literature' Boston Globe

Spain in the 1990s is beset by a simmering campaign of terror from Basque separatists ETA, with periodic atrocities shattering an illusory calm. Against this backdrop, retired British Secret Service member Tomás Nevinson - now living a quiet lif ...