{"product_id":"9780857054524","title":"Cry, Mother Spain","description":"Author: Lydie Salvayre\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780857054524\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Quercus Books\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 11 Jul 2017\u003cbr\u003ePages: 240 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAged fifteen, as Franco's forces begin their murderous purges and cities across Spain rise up against the old order, Montse has never heard the word \u003ci\u003efascista\u003c\/i\u003e before. In any case, the villagers say \u003ci\u003efacha \u003c\/i\u003e(the \u003ci\u003ech\u003c\/i\u003e is a real Spanish \u003ci\u003ech\u003c\/i\u003e, by the way, with a real spit).\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMontse lives in a small village, high in the hills, where few people can read or write and fewer still ever leave. If everything goes according to her mother's plan, Montse will never leave either. She will become a good, humble maid for the local landowners, \u003ci\u003emuchisimas gracias\u003c\/i\u003e, with every Sunday off to dance the \u003ci\u003ejota \u003c\/i\u003ein the church square.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut Montse's world is changing. Her brother Jose has just returned from Lerida with a red and black scarf and a new, dangerous vocabulary and his words are beginning to open up new realms to his little sister. She might not understand half of what he says, but how can anyone become a maid in the Burgos family when their head is ringing with shouts of \u003ci\u003eRevolucion\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eComunidad \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eLibertad\u003c\/i\u003e?\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe war, it seems, has arrived in the nick of time.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47919127036062,"sku":"ING-9780857054524","price":35.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780857054524.jpg?v=1782808372","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780857054524","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}