by Mercedes Salisachs · BOLSILLO BYBLOS · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788466621632
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«El volumen de la ausencia» is a contemporary novel by Mercedes Salisachs, published by Bolsillo Byblos in paperback (304 pages, in Spanish).
Leaving a medical appointment, Ida, always devoted to family life, realises she can no longer postpone a decision. Between her and her routine stands the memory of a celebrated painter she met years ago and a thwarted love she never dared to live. Twelve years later, the protagonist again wonders whether she should take a risk.
This paperback edition was published on 16 February 2005; the work dates from 1983 and won the Ateneo de Sevilla Prize.
For readers of contemporary fiction in Spanish seeking an intimate novel about memory, family relationships and dilemmas of the heart.
Mercedes Salisachs Roviralta was a Spanish writer and novelist. She began her career when she was a teenager and published more than thirty five novels. She wrote and published her last novel in 2013 at the age of 97. She is a recipient of the Premio Planeta de Novela.
