Reviews for "The Return"

"The Return aims to open the eyes, and tug the heartstrings, of readers who mostly won't have read Orwell, let alone Cercas. Beyond some clunkily didactic patches, it succeeds. These days, the battle of historical memory against forgetting has to be fought on many fronts. Hislop deserves a medal for opening a breach into the holiday beach-bag"
Boyd Tonkin, Independent Read More…

"[The Return] should be required reading for anyone going to Spain this year...the historical tale is powerful stuff"
Daily Mail

"executed with verve and sensitivity…an excellent beach read" Melissa Katsoulis, The Telegraph: Read More.

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Synopsis

Beneath the majestic towers of the Alhambra, Granada’s cobbled streets resonate with music and secrets. Sonia Cameron knows nothing of the city’s shocking past; she is here to dance. But in a quiet café, a chance conversation and an intriguing collection of old photographs draw her into the extraordinary tale of Spain’s devastating civil war.

Seventy years earlier, the café is home to the close-knit Ramírez family. In 1936, an army coup led by Franco shatters the country’s fragile peace, and in the heart of Granada the family witnesses the atrocities of conflict. Divided by politics and tragedy, everyone must take a side, fighting a personal battle as Spain rips itself apart.

Captivating and deeply moving, Victoria Hislop’s second novel is as inspiring as her international bestselling debut, The Island.

THE RETURN has been published in the following countries:

• UK: Headline;
• US: Harper Perennial;
• Brazil: Intrinseca;
• Germany: Heyne;
• Greece: Dioptra;
• Holland: De Boekerij;
• Israel: Miskal;
• Italy: Bompiani;
• Poland: Albatros;
• Portugal: Civilizacao;
• Russia: Family Leisure Club;
• Slovakia: Ikar;
• Sweden: Norstedts