Drought

Drought:A Novel

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“He turned his back on the old man to mourn in silence this unnecessary death and his part in it; but the sight of the coffin brought anger instead ...”

In 1957, a burned-out British journalist leaves London to recuperate in the idyllic Andalusian village of Benalamar, a place little changed since the tumult of Spain’s civil war. But when a foreign businessman arrives with plans to develop the area, the community is thrown into turmoil.

During a time of drought, the promise of a reservoir is meant to allay the fears of the local populace, but the developer has little idea what he is playing with. A local farmer commits suicide, and the investigation that follows leads back into recent history, lost love and civil war – all a far cry from the tranquil retreat that once promised respite from a world of lurid headlines and backroom shenanigans.

Drought is a keenly felt novel about memory, love and the clash between the old world and the new.

Reviews

  • [A] compelling story … very, very good—as in Graham Greene good.

    Los Angeles Times
  • One of the most respected, gifted and prolific British historians of Spain

    Guardian
  • An English oral historian known for his deftness at collecting and presenting ordinary people's experiences during momentous events like the Spanish Civil War.

    New York Times