![]() Then there is Juan’s wife Gloria and their child. Then there are two of Angustias’ brothers, Andreas’ uncles, Juan and Román. Then there is Andreas’ grandmother, Angustias’ mother. Her aunt Angustias seems to be the matriarch of the family and is a person to be feared and obeyed. Her relatives receive her well, initially, but soon Andrea discovers that there are complications. ![]() Andrea has come to Barcelona to study at the university. She reaches her relatives home and it is not at all what she expected. In ‘ Nada‘, a young woman called Andrea, who is our narrator, arrives in Barcelona by train, in the middle of the night. But I am glad that I finally got to read it and finished it today. What started as a readalong for Spanish Literature Month in July, ended up becoming a book I read for Women in Translation Month in August, because I got into a deep reading slump in the second half of July and couldn’t read the book. ![]() When Emma from Book Around the Corner suggested a readalong, I was excited. ![]() I have wanted to read ‘ Nada‘ by Carmen Laforet for years, since I first discovered it. ![]()
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