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Mercè Rodoreda
Natalia, a pretty shop girl from the working-class quarter of Gracia, is hesitant when a stranger asks her to dance at the fiesta in Diamond Square. But Joe is charming and forceful, and she takes his hand. They marry and soon have two children; for Natalia it is an awakening, both good and bad. When Joe decides to breed pigeons, the birds delight his son and daughter - and infuriate his wife. Then the Spanish Civil War erupts; Natalia remains in Barcelona, struggling to feed her family, while Joe goes to fight the fascists, and one by one his beloved birds fly away...
| Publisher | Virago |
|---|---|
| Pages | 206 |
| Search language | english |
| ISBN_10 | 1-405-51873-1 primary |
| ISBN_10 | 1-844-08895-2 primary |
| ISBN_10 | 1-844-08925-8 primary |
| ISBN_13 | 978-1-405-51873-4 primary |
| ISBN_13 | 978-1-844-08895-9 primary |
| ISBN_13 | 978-1-844-08925-3 primary |
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