NOVEDADES

Anthony Fennell, a journalist, is in pursuit of a story buried at the bottom of the sea: the network of tiny fibre-optic tubes that carry the world's information across the ocean floor - and what happens when they break. A darkly epic novel about connection, disconnection and destruction - from bestselling and National Book Award-winning author Colum McCann.

La vida en Valle del Hoyo era maravillosa hasta hace dos semanas, cuando llegó el Innombrable y trajo el caos consigo. Ahora el golf es una tortura, mi mejor amiga se ha pillado por uno de mis patrocinadores y nos toca ser anfitriones de las Jornadas Nacionales de Golf Femenino en menos de dos meses. Tengo que ganar, que para eso soy la campeona de España. Claro que, cuando odias a tu caddie, es complicado jugar bien.

In the late 1930s, civil war grips Spain. When General Franco and his Fascists succeed in overthrowing the government, hundreds of thousands are forced to flee in a treacherous journey over the mountains to the French border. Among them is Roser, a pregnant young widow, who finds her life intertwined with that of Victor Dalmau, an army doctor and the brother of her deceased love. In order to survive, the two must unite in a marriage neither of them desires. Together with two thousand other refugees, Roser and Victor embark on the SS Winnipeg, a ship chartered by the poet Pablo Neruda, to Chile: “the long petal of sea and wine and snow.” As unlikely partners, the couple embraces exile as the rest of Europe erupts in world war. Starting over on a new continent, they face trial after trial, but they will also find joy as they patiently await the day when they might go home. Through it all, their hope of returning to Spain keeps them going.