Absent Love: A Chronicle - Rosa Montero
Read for uni, don't ask, just don't ask. Most horrific module to revise for ever. After having slaved through this book, in Spanish AND English, then found out I couldn't even write about it in the exam. *grumbles*.
However, I think under other circumstances I might have quite enjoyed the book, so I'm going to give it 3/5. It's well written and gives and interesting insight in the transition into democracy in Spain after the death of Franco and the end of the dictatorship. It also focuses very strongly on the lives of women and furthermore, the fact that it is written by a strong independent woman novelist is something that was very unusual for the time.
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