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Forty years old and suddenly motherless, Blanca is left shocked and rudderless by the death of the most important person in her life.
To deal with her dizzying grief and confusion, Blanca turns to her dearest friends, her closest family, a change of scenery, and sex. Leaving Barcelona behind, she returns to her mother’s former home in Cadaqués on the coast, accompanied by her two sons, two ex-husbands, and two best friends, with plans to meet her married lover.
Haunted by both the past and the present, Blanca spends the summer in this impossibly beautiful place alongside those she loves most. In loss she learns to find resilience and hope, and what it means to live, truly and happily, on her own terms.
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About the Author
Milena Busquets was born in Barcelona where she attended the Lycee Francais de Barcelone. She obtained a degree in archaeology from the Institute of Archaeology at University College London, began work in publishing, and has since founded her own publishing house. She currently works as a journalist and as a translator.
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"Spanish literature has found its phenomenon" * Le Figaro Litteraire (France) * "A pure concentrate of emotion and intelligence . . . Unforgettable" * Marie Claire (France) * "Full of subtle wisdom" -- Carmen Posadas * Harper's Bazaar * "[A] summery, sexy, cool debut novel...light, profound, sensual, unmistakably European: this may be the only book about grief to feel like a vacation." * Kirkus Review, *Starred* * "Busquets has a compelling, original voice. [She] is a brilliant showstopper - just as you're laughing at Blanca's breezy sarcasm, her expletive-infested brio, she catches your throat with a thought so disarmingly sad it turns the room grey. The worst thing about the death of a mother, she says, is not that you won't ever see her face again but you will never again be seen through her eyes. Therein lies the true loneliness of losing a parent!" * Big Issue *
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- PublisherVintage
- Publication date2017
- ISBN 10 1784701629
- ISBN 13 9781784701628
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages160
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