The Memory Stones by Caroline Brothers
Buenos Aires, 1976. Osvaldo Ferrero, a distinguished doctor, and his wife Yolanda escape the city with their daughters, sensible Julieta and wilful Graciela, who is nineteen and madly in love. On their return, the Argentine military stages a coup. Friends disappear overnight, and Osvaldo is forced to flee to Europe. When her fiancé is abducted, Graciela goes into hiding, then she vanishes in turn. As Yolanda fights on the ground for some trace of their beloved daughter, she soon realises she may be fighting for an unknown grandchild as well…
The story honors the heroism of the mothers and grandmothers of the missing … The first half is tense and dramatic, yet the story becomes truly remarkable later on * Booklist *
Brothers, who as a journalist spent time in Latin America, is at her best capturing the pitched atmosphere of Buenos Aires as the coup unfolds … Enjoyable * Kirkus Reviews *
A sublimely told and heartbreaking storyWhile devastating in its depiction of the depths to which humanity can sink, its evocative language and splendid characters make it a pleasure to read * Better Reading *
Heart-wrenching … a story all of us should read * Daily Mail on Hinterland *
A moving account ... Brothers’ elegant prose holds sentimentality at bay, complementing some impressive reportage * Financial Times *
Intensely evocative … Impressively accomplished * Independent *
An illuminating and timely story … a book that haunts and shames in equal measure * Guardian *
There is poetry on every page, as well as pity, and the poetry is not always in the pity but in the joy of being alive on this earth * Irish Times *
Brothers, who as a journalist spent time in Latin America, is at her best capturing the pitched atmosphere of Buenos Aires as the coup unfolds … Enjoyable * Kirkus Reviews *
A sublimely told and heartbreaking storyWhile devastating in its depiction of the depths to which humanity can sink, its evocative language and splendid characters make it a pleasure to read * Better Reading *
Heart-wrenching … a story all of us should read * Daily Mail on Hinterland *
A moving account ... Brothers’ elegant prose holds sentimentality at bay, complementing some impressive reportage * Financial Times *
Intensely evocative … Impressively accomplished * Independent *
An illuminating and timely story … a book that haunts and shames in equal measure * Guardian *
There is poetry on every page, as well as pity, and the poetry is not always in the pity but in the joy of being alive on this earth * Irish Times *
Caroline Brothers was born in Australia. She has a PhD in history from University College London and has worked as a foreign correspondent in Europe and Latin America, and as a journalist at the International New York Times. She is the author of War and Photography, and the novel Hinterland. She divides her time between London and Paris.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781408844519 |
| ISBN 10 | 1408844516 |
| Title | The Memory Stones |
| Author | Caroline Brothers |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Year published | 2017-08-24 |
| Number of pages | 480 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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