The Island [electronic resource]
Ana María Matute2020
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'This is an old and wicked island. An island of Phoenicians and merchants, of
bloodsuckers and frauds'
Expelled from her convent school for kicking the prioress, and abandoned by her
father when her mother dies, rebellious teenager Matia is sent to live with her
domineering grandmother on the scorching island of Mallorca. There she learns to
scheme with her cousin Borja, and finds herself increasingly drawn to the
strange outsider Manuel. But civil war has come to Spain, tearing communities
apart, and it will teach Matia about the adult world in ways she could not
foresee.
This feverish 1959 coming-of-age novel by one of the greatest Spanish writers of
the 20th century depicts Mallorca as an inferno, a lost Eden and a Never Land
combined, where ancient hatreds and present-day passions collide.
Main title:
The Island [electronic resource] / Ana María Matute
Author:
Ana María Matute, Author
Imprint:
United Kingdom : Penguin, 2020
Collation:
1 online resource (1 text file) (256 pages)
Audience:
General/trade
System details:
Platform: epubMode of access: Internet
ISBN:
9780241374290
Language:
English
BRN:
427887
Electronic access:
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| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Online | Online resource (Member logon) | indyreads - eBook |