![]() ![]() Roser and Victor leave Spain only after their last comfort is violently seized from them – the assurance that they will never be unsafe in their own homes. ![]() A Long Petal Of The Sea manages to capture the individual and personal cost of war and conflict through the deeply personal story of Roser and Victor as they navigate war, exile, loss and love together, making it incredibly relevant to today’s times. The novel weaves in personal and political narratives deftly, tying in the stories of its individual protagonists intimately with the lives of nations, and larger political events. He beseeches Victor, telling him to understand that leaving Spain, ‘isn’t cowardice, it’s a question of survival’. ![]() On his deathbed, Marcel Lluis Dalmau makes his son, Victor, promise that he will leave Spain for the safety of France with the remaining members of the family. As Francisco Franco’s forces gain ground, the Dalmaus are forced to confront their precarious position in a Spain ruled by the Nationalists (under Franco) and begin to grapple with the question of leaving their home. The first part of the book introduces us to the Dalmau family, amidst the frenzy of war. ![]()
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