by Cristina Sánchez-Andrade · Editorial Anagrama · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788433997746
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In Galicia in the 1950s, two sisters return to their home in Tierra de Chá after a long absence. United by a dark secret and their passion for cinema, they return to their grandfather's house, from which they fled as children. Their return disturbs the tranquility of the town, where no one wants to talk about their grandfather, Don Reinaldo, or the events that occurred during the war. Despite the routine, the sisters' lives change when they hear on the radio about Ava Gardner's arrival in Spain and the search for doubles for a film, which gives them the opportunity to fulfill their dream of becoming actresses. In parallel, a series of disturbing events reveal dark secrets about their grandfather and the reason for their escape.
Cristina Sánchez-Andrade is a Spanish writer and translator of partial English descent. In 2004 she won the Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz Prize for her work Ya no pisa la tierra tu rey. Her 2014 novel Las Inviernas was a finalist for the Premio Herralde, and in translation won two English PEN awards.
