Our Last Days in Barcelona

About this book

An NPR Best Book of 2022   “A master class in family and political drama, in star-crossed love stories and in capturing the enormity of what home is.”—NPRWhen Isabel Perez travels to Barcelona to save her sister Beatriz, she discovers a shocking family secret in New York Times bestselling author Chanel Cleeton’s new novel.   Barcelona, 1964. Exiled from Cuba after the revolution, Isabel Perez has learned to guard her heart and protect her family at all costs. After Isabel’s sister Beatriz disappears in Barcelona, Isabel goes to Spain in search of her. Joining forces with an unlikely ally thrusts Isabel into her sister’s dangerous world of espionage, but it’s an unearthed piece of family history that transforms Isabel’s life.   Barcelona, 1936. Alicia Perez arrives in Barcelona after a difficult voyage from Cuba, her marriage in jeopardy and her young daughter Isabel in tow. Violence brews in Spain, the country on the brink of civil war, the rise of fascism threatening the world. When Cubans journey to Spain to join the International Brigades, Alicia’s past comes back to haunt her as she is unexpectedly reunited with the man who once held her heart.   Alicia and Isabel’s lives intertwine, and the past and present collide, as a mother and daughter are forced to choose between their family’s expectations and following their hearts.

About the author

Chanel Cleeton has 9 books in the store, published between 2018 and 2026, mostly in Fiction.

Details

Format

Paperback

ISBN-13

9780593197820

Publisher

Penguin Publishing Group

Published

May 24, 2022

Pages

320

Weight

9.6 oz

Editions

2 (Paperback · Hardcover, Large Print)

Subject

Fiction