He is heir to an oil dynasty, lives a life of privilege, and enjoys every freedom imaginable.
Ana says: “What similarities could he possibly see between them? Daniel can travel anywhere in the world. Daniel needs a great portfolio to get a scholarship to a photography school to keep him out of business school which is the only education his father will fund.Īna and Daniel are drawn to each other, but women in Spain in 1957 cannot go on dates without a chaperone, cannot go to a restaurant or theater alone-and her family is under observation for their parents’ past. He also gets shots of the “Crows” which is terribly dangerous, a close-up of a terrified nun running with a dead baby, and eventually a shot of Franco himself. publisher: Philomel Books 1st Edition edition (October 1, 2019)ĭaniel photographs portraits of the family and arranges to give them prints.Nick Van Dorn tricks our main character, Daniel, who is a serious photographer, to visit Ana in the slum.
Ana lives with her sister Julia, her brother-in-law Antonio, their infant child Lali, and her brother Rafa in the slum of Valleca. Her parents had been teachers and were executed by the regime for their views of education. The streets are filled with Franco’s police force, called “Crows.” Any Spaniard who opposes Franco walks on thin ice. The wait staff includes the cheerful Buttons, the mean-spirited Lorenza, and the lovely Ana.
The hotel is filled with interesting characters, including Shep Van Dorn a lecherous diplomat, his reckless son Nick, the mysterious Paco Lobo and the journalist Ben. The Matheson family is staying at the posh Madrid Castellano Hilton, once a castle.
Sepetys is considered a cross-over author meaning her books are meant for both young adults and adults. Ruta Sepetys, the author of The Fountains of Silence (Philomel 2019) does deep research and writes historical fiction set within little-known historical events. Generalissimo Franco, the fascist dictator, has been in power since 1936 and will continue to rule until his death in 1975. Daniel Matheson, 18 years old, visits Madrid with his oil baron father and Spanish born mother in 1957.
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