“In his new novel, the veteran journalist and writer Jesús Ruiz Mantilla (Salamanca, 1965) determinedly explores his childhood experiences in Spain during the transition.

May 26th, 2016

He takes us back to the hotel where he spent his childhood, converting it into a metaphor that frames the structure across two different time periods “from the past to the future and vice-versa”. (…) The stories surrounding the characters portray the clash between grandparents and the new frame of mind of the post-war generation. In the end, they deliver a pleasant read accessible to all, making the book an easy place in which to stay for a while.”

Translation by The Spanish Bookstage

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