What Happened When the War Was Over; further stories of Gonzalo Llorente and Carlos Tejada Alonso y Leon

Four stories, spanning a period of over fifty years, complete the biographies of the two main characters in DEATH OF A NATIONALIST; Carlos Tejada Alonso y Leon, and Gonzalo Llorente."The Big Picture"New York, 1949: Since the death of his love and his dreams in Spain ten years earlier, Gonzalo Llorente has made sure that he cares for nothing. But among the flood of Puerto Rican immigrants to East Harlem, he finds two who threaten to shake him out of his apathy. A strong-willed girl and a needy child make him begin to wonder whether life is worth living, even away from Spain, and without his beloved Viviana."Hostages"Madrid, 1981: Carlos Tejada has spent the last five years living with his wife in quiet retirement, doting on his grandchildren, and shaking his head over the direction of the newly democratic Spain. His friendly political arguments with his oldest grandson take on a new urgency when members of his own Guardia Civil lead a coup d'etat that recalls...