by Josefina Aldecoa · Alfaguara · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788420468891
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La Casa Gris is a novel by the Spanish author Josefina Aldecoa, published in 2005. The story takes place in London, in 1950, where Teresa, a young Spanish woman, arrives at a university residence. Throughout her stay, Teresa meets a diverse group of women from different social backgrounds and nationalities, who offer her a richer and deeper perspective of the world. The novel explores themes such as temptation, culture, frivolity, and the search for identity in a new and challenging environment.
Josefina Aldecoa, originally known as Josefa Rodríguez Álvarez, was a Spanish writer and teacher born in León. She was married to the writer Ignacio Aldecoa, whose surname she adopted for her own literary career after his death. Josefina Aldecoa was the founder and Principal of the Colegio Estilo from 1959 until her death in 2011. She died on 16 March 2011 in Cantabria, due to respiratory problems, at the age of 85.
