Astrid and Lola, sisters in exile in Paris, are inextricably linked to the separatist struggle in their native Basque country. They await the release from prison of Lola's lover Mikel, who has served twenty years for terrorist acts. But Mikel vanishes on release, sending both sisters on an increasingly frantic search that brings up their long-buried past. Full of sustained menace, of reluctant yet addictive relationships, Castro's Dream is a story of love and the forces that are its undoing. Read More
Astrid and Lola, sisters in exile in Paris, are inextricably linked to the separatist struggle in their native Basque country. They await the release from prison of Lola's lover Mikel, who has served twenty years for terrorist acts. But Mikel vanishes on release, sending both sisters on an increasingly frantic search that brings up their long-buried past. Full of sustained menace, of reluctant yet addictive relationships, Castro's Dream is a story of love and the forces that are its undoing. Read Less
Add this copy of Castro's Dream / Lucy Wadham to cart. $18.94, like new condition, Sold by MW Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Galway, G, IRELAND, published 2003 by London: Faber.
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Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dw, now mylar-sleeved. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Copy is not price-clipped.; 8vo 8"-9" tall; 259 pages; Physical description. : 259 p.; 23 cm. Subject: Terrorists-Spain-Fiction. Sisters-Spain-Fiction. Basques-France-Paris-Fiction. Summary: Across the busy Paris streets her elder sister, Astrid, prepares for another day of surgery at the hospital and the regular encounter with her own demons. Mikel returns to freedom but not to the young girl he seduced some twenty years before; rather, his plans involve Astrid and a trip back to the Basque country-not, this time, to take up the cause, but to avoid the attention and intentions of Txema, his former friend and fellow ETA activist, who has good reason to silence Mikel. Meanwhile, Lola and Astrid make their separate ways, for different reasons, back to northern Spain in search of Mikel. What ensues will alter the course of their lives forever. Engagingly written, with a portraitist's eye for character and relationship, Lucy Wadham's second novel moves along with the pace and passion of a thriller coupled with the artistry of literary fiction. Following the acclaim for her first novel, Lost, Castro's Dream will surely see her recognised as one of the most tremendously gifted storytellers of her generation.
Add this copy of Castro's Dream to cart. $33.48, like new condition, Sold by Jenhams rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Dundee, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2003 by Faber and Faber.
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Fine in fine dust jacket. Signed. First Edition. A hardback First Edition in Fine condition, in a similar dustjacket. This copy is SIGNED by the author. This book is in stock now, in our UK premises. Photos of our books are available on request (the pictures you see on Alibris are NOT our own).
Add this copy of Castro's Dream to cart. $44.06, new condition, Sold by Jenhams rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Dundee, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2003 by Faber and Faber.
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New in new dust jacket. Signed. First Edition. A hardback First Edition in New unblemished condition, in a similar dustjacket. This copy is SIGNED by the author. This book is in stock now, in our UK premises. Photos of our books are available on request (the pictures you see on Alibris are NOT our own).
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