Drought: A Novel

Drought: A Novel

Ronald Fraser
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Author:  Ronald Fraser
Condition:  New
Format:  Paperback
Pages:  256
Publisher:  Verso Books
Year:  2015
ISBN:  9781781688977

"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, burned-out journalist John leaves London to recover in the Andalusian haven of Benalamar. Here he finds a village that has not changed since the Civil War, but when a foreign businessman, Bob, comes with plans to develop the area, the community is sent into turmoil. As a time of drought threatens, Bob promises to build a reservoir but this has unforeseen consequences. When a local farmer, Miguel, commits suicide, John is sent off on an investigation that leads back into recent history, lost love, and civil war.

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