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House of the Deaf

House of the Deaf

Author(s): LaMar Herrin

Location(s): Madrid

Genre(s): Fiction

Era(s): 2000s

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Ben Williamson has lost a daughter in a Basque separatist bombing in Madrid. Ben struggles with all the questions about the violence of her untimely deathand he needs to understand why this happened. In his search for answers he has to plumb the depths of tensions lurking beneath the surface of Spanish culture. This is the haunting story of one man’s brush with terrorism and how he tries to come to terms with his huge loss.

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An interesting book on the Basque question, and takes the reader into Spanish life. A gripping read towards the end.

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