The Return: The 'captivating and deeply moving' Number One bestseller

Description

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 cafe, 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 cafe is home to the close-knit Ramirez 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 worst atrocities of conflict. Divided by politics and tragedy, everyone must take a side, fighting a personal battle as Spain rips itself apart.

Victoria Hislop is a writer and journalist. She writes travel features for the Sunday Telegraph", the Mail on Sunday" and Woman & Home". Victoria lives in Kent with her husband, Ian Hislop, and their two children.

'The Return" may be a beach book, but it goes inland and rummages around in the cellars' -- The Times 'Brings dignity and tenderness to her novel' -- Telegraph 'At last - a beach book with heart' -- Observer