by Josefina R. Aldecoa · Editorial Anagrama · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788422648932
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Mujeres de negro is a novel by Josefina R. Aldecoa that tells the story of Gabriela and Juana, mother and daughter, during the years of the Spanish Civil War. Set in a Castilian city, the novel explores the relationship between both women, marked by exile and nostalgia. Gabriela, widow of a man shot for his republican ideas, struggles to survive and support her daughter, while Juana evolves towards a world of desires and projects, defying the pessimism of the women in black who have marked her life. After years of exile in Mexico, Juana decides to return to post-war Madrid, joining a university that is beginning to awaken to rebellion.
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.
