If I Don't Come Back in Three Years
Publishing date:4 march 2011
Synopsis:
Madrid, 1939: Jimena Bartolomé is imprisoned in the women’s prison at Ventas. In this sinister institution, the warden, Maria Topete, controls the destiny of the prisoners and their children… In Si a los tres años no he vuelto Ana R. Cañil recreates some hitherto relatively unknown events from the post-war period: the story of prisoners whose children were taken away by their jailors and placed in convents or given up for adoption. Si a los tres años no he vuelto is an unputdownable novel that exposes terrible historical events and depicts an unforgettable clash between Jimena and Maria, two memorable women.
Highlights
Highlights If I Don't Come Back in Three Years
A harrowing melodrama about one of the most obscure episodes of Spanish recent history.
International Editions
Italy
Technical Data
| Technical data | Publish date: 4 march 2011 ISBN: 978-84-670-3594-0 Pages: 400 Imprint: Espasa |
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| Rights sold | Mondadori (Italy). |
| Reviews | The novel is based on real, little known characters. Si a los tres años no he vuelto will captivate and move readers of novels by María Dueñas, Almudena Grandes, Eduardo Mendoza, Dulce Chacón and Carlos Fonseca. The author is a well known journalist and won the Espasa Non-Fiction Prize in 2008 with La mujer del maquis, which sold 20,000 copies. |
