Through this book of vignettes I learned much about what life was like following the Spanish Civil War. I enjoyed the author's writing and the 300 different characters were very interesting and together their stories worked liked bees in a hive to get the message across. There is a sense of hardship, hunger, illness and unhappiness, yet I felt confident that despite the hardships and misery that their lives would move forward. I would recommend this novel to anyone interested in the aftermath of the Spanish Civil War.
