Fountains of Silence

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Ruta Sepetys: Fountains of Silence (2020, Penguin Young Readers Group)

512 pages

English language

Published Jan. 8, 2020 by Penguin Young Readers Group.

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978-0-14-242363-9
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--Madrid, 1957--

UNDER THE OPPRESSIVE DICTATORSHIP of General Francisco Franco, Spain is hiding a dark secret. Meanwhile, tourists and foreign businessmen flood into Spain under the welcoming promise of sunshine and wine. Among them is eighteen-year-old Daniel Matheson, the son of an oil tycoon, who arrives in Madrid with his parents hoping to connect with the country of his mother's birth through the lends of his camera. Photography--and fate--introduce him to Ana, whose family's interweaving obstacles reveal the lingering grasp of the Spanish Civil War, as well as chilling definitions of fortune and fear. Daniel's photographs leave him with uncomfortable questions amidst shadows of danger. He is backed into a corner of difficult decisions to protect those he loves. Lives and hearts collide, revealing an incredibly dark side to the sunny Spanish city.

Master storyteller Ruta Sepetys once again shines light into one of history's darkest corners in …

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  • Young adult fiction, romance, historical
  • Young adult fiction, politics & government
  • Young adult fiction, historical, europe