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“I’ve picked Almudena as the portrayer of the civil war period and of the ‘two Spains,’ which is the expression people use to talk about it. The fact that she does it from a woman’s point of view gives it a depth and a warmth and a sensibility that might not be there in other authors…El corazón helado starts with a funeral. It’s winter, it’s freezing cold and ghastly and the first line is: “The women weren’t wearing tights.” It’s this really evocative, totally simple sense of poverty and the reality of the situation. That’s what I love about this book. Almudena balances politics and the effect that politics has on the population incredibly well.” Read more...
