The Catalan House is a passionate love story that spans three
generations. Set against the backdrop of the Spanish Civil War and
a beautiful vineyard in Catalonia, three very different women
strive to survive and to fight for the men they love. Avia, is the
elegant matriarch of an ancient family but she harbours a dark
secret that will haunt her to her dying day. Single handedly she
kept her vineyard going during the war and memories of that time
affect her still. Her granddaugher Sigi, though beautiful and wild,
is tormented by mental illness and is obssessed with a man she grew
up with. Her story is told from the psychiatric ward of a hospital
in Chile where she is undergoing rehab from a heroin overdose.
Isabel, Avia's other granddaughter, is the Spanish-English heroine
of the novel. Orphaned as a child and educated in England, she has
spent all her school holidays in Spain and is in awe of her
glamorous Spanish cousins. From the age of six, she has been in
love with her cousin Ricardo. Now a grown woman and working as a
successful design consultant and engaged to be married, she is
suddenly forced to confront her past, her own demons and to
reconcile her childhood dreams with the reality of the future. All
three women nurture an unrequited love which determines everything
they do. It is Isabel's story however, that brings about
reconciliation and makes sense of the years of self- denial and
sacrifice.
General
| Imprint: |
Authorhouse
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
October 2006 |
| First published: |
October 2006 |
| Authors: |
Susana Cory-Wright
|
| Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 27mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
| Pages: |
480 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-4259-6466-5 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
Genre fiction >
Romance >
Historical
|
| LSN: |
1-4259-6466-4 |
| Barcode: |
9781425964665 |
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