First published 1990
Solita stands with her mother and brother on the grounds of El Topas, far from the Spain they fled when Franco rose to power. The estate stretches before them in all its bewildering luxury, a world unto itself with rules they do not yet understand. Here among the wealthy and powerful, Solita must learn to navigate a society as foreign to her as any she has known. Her family waits for her father's return while adapting to this opulent new reality. The days pass in a strange suspension between their old life and whatever comes next. Solita watches the rituals of the rich unfold around her, trying to find her place in a hierarchy that seems both magnificent and hollow. At the heart of her struggle lies the question of belonging in a world that offers shelter but demands transformation.
Genres: literary-fiction, historical-fiction, 20th-century, social-issues, 21st-century, family-drama
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: fish-out-of-water, found-family
Setting: El Topas, Spain
Period: Franco Era
328 pages · Hardcover · Grove Pr