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In a housing development in the middle of the nowhere, one of the many that were built in Spain, but never finished because of the crash, lives a small community of neighbours, trying to lead a normal life, despite living far from everything. Beyond the development that promised every luxury, beyond the streets leading nowhere, behind a high metal fence, the unfinished houses menace the inhabitants as they become occupied by people on the fringes of society whom the crash has destroyed.
Rosa Ribas’s unnamed protagonists come from different sides of this fence. The atmospheric, disturbing, and addictive story of their growing relationship is half quirky love story half strong commentary on how easily and quickly people can fall through the cracks of society through no fault of their own. Although the message is entirely universal, the context is deliciously and uniquely Spanish.
"A dark, satirical and very Spanish love story with echoes of Claudia Piñeiro and JG Ballard… A half-built housing estate becomes a microcosm of Spanish society during la crisis, a place where the people who bought into the bubble are forced to look on helplessly as their aspirational dreams are curdled by a new economic reality… Before long, the miniature society begins to fracture and the well-off residents turn on the squatters who have started living in their crumbling utopia. As the battle lines are drawn, an unlikely affair begins between a man on the run and a lonely woman who finds nightly solace in “Campari and little pills” Sam Jones, THE GUARDIAN
“For many readers, Rosa is the best noir writer in Spanish.’ Pedro Espinosa, DIARIO DE CADIZ
‘With its wonderful cast of characters that become more compelling on every page, this is sheer delight for even the most exacting reader’ Marta Marne, Book of the Week, EL PERIODICO
In a housing development in the middle of the nowhere, one of the many that were built in Spain, but never finished because of the crash, lives a small community of neighbours, trying to lead a normal life, despite living far from everything. Beyond the development that promised every luxury, beyond the streets leading nowhere, behind a high metal fence, the unfinished houses menace the inhabitants as they become occupied by people on the fringes of society whom the crash has destroyed.
Rosa Ribas’s unnamed protagonists come from different sides of this fence. The atmospheric, disturbing, and addictive story of their growing relationship is half quirky love story half strong commentary on how easily and quickly people can fall through the cracks of society through no fault of their own. Although the message is entirely universal, the context is deliciously and uniquely Spanish.
"A dark, satirical and very Spanish love story with echoes of Claudia Piñeiro and JG Ballard… A half-built housing estate becomes a microcosm of Spanish society during la crisis, a place where the people who bought into the bubble are forced to look on helplessly as their aspirational dreams are curdled by a new economic reality… Before long, the miniature society begins to fracture and the well-off residents turn on the squatters who have started living in their crumbling utopia. As the battle lines are drawn, an unlikely affair begins between a man on the run and a lonely woman who finds nightly solace in “Campari and little pills” Sam Jones, THE GUARDIAN
“For many readers, Rosa is the best noir writer in Spanish.’ Pedro Espinosa, DIARIO DE CADIZ
‘With its wonderful cast of characters that become more compelling on every page, this is sheer delight for even the most exacting reader’ Marta Marne, Book of the Week, EL PERIODICO
In a housing development in the middle of the nowhere, one of the many that were built in Spain, but never finished because of the crash, lives a small community of neighbours, trying to lead a normal life, despite living far from everything. Beyond the development that promised every luxury, beyond the streets leading nowhere, behind a high metal fence, the unfinished houses menace the inhabitants as they become occupied by people on the fringes of society whom the crash has destroyed.
Rosa Ribas’s unnamed protagonists come from different sides of this fence. The atmospheric, disturbing, and addictive story of their growing relationship is half quirky love story half strong commentary on how easily and quickly people can fall through the cracks of society through no fault of their own. Although the message is entirely universal, the context is deliciously and uniquely Spanish.
"A dark, satirical and very Spanish love story with echoes of Claudia Piñeiro and JG Ballard… A half-built housing estate becomes a microcosm of Spanish society during la crisis, a place where the people who bought into the bubble are forced to look on helplessly as their aspirational dreams are curdled by a new economic reality… Before long, the miniature society begins to fracture and the well-off residents turn on the squatters who have started living in their crumbling utopia. As the battle lines are drawn, an unlikely affair begins between a man on the run and a lonely woman who finds nightly solace in “Campari and little pills” Sam Jones, THE GUARDIAN
“For many readers, Rosa is the best noir writer in Spanish.’ Pedro Espinosa, DIARIO DE CADIZ
‘With its wonderful cast of characters that become more compelling on every page, this is sheer delight for even the most exacting reader’ Marta Marne, Book of the Week, EL PERIODICO
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Country of Origin: SPAIN
Author: ROSA RIBAS
Translation: CHARLOTTE COOMBE
