Sombras en el tiempo

Shadows in Time is a painful story of love, courage and hope. In 1949 a family of immigrants settled in Barcelona in search of a better life and trying to fulfill their dream. Encouraged by the promise of a better life, far from the rural poverty of their native land, they confront the harshness of what is for them an unknown world. Readers will be captivated by the realistic atmosphere of Shadows in Time, its carefully drawn characters, passionate themes and the recreation of the most representative and turbulent years of the post-war era. Members of the panel said, ‘a book with a soul which cannot fail to move readers, constructed from dialogue and scant narration, a masterpiece from a great contemporary author.