Last Evenings with Teresa

<p>'One of Spain's most acclaimed writers'<b> <i>New York Times</i></b><br>'Spain's finest contemporary novelist' <b><i>Guardian</i></b><br><br><b>A REDISCOVERED POST-WAR LOVE STORY FROM ONE OF SPAIN'S MOST ACCLAIMED AUTHORS. </b><br><br> 1950s Barcelona. A rebellious daughter of a wealthy family meets an ambitious rogue at a party.<br><br> Teresa was born with every advantage in life - beautiful, rich, charming and clever. Another left-wing university student in the wealthy neighbourhood of San Gervasio. <br><br> Manolo has only ever existed on the margins. A poor immigrant from Murcia like him, stealing motorbikes for a living, could only ever dream of being with the daughter of the Catalan bourgeoisie - until now.<br><br> <b>Juan Marsé's masterpiece is an unforgettable portrait of post-war Barcelona - a modern classic on the power of desire and love, ambition and hope against all odds. <br> </b><br> 'Juan Marsé's contribution to European fiction has been consistently remarkable' <b><i>Times Literary Supplement</i></b><br><br>'A memorable panorama of 1950s Barcelona and its wild heroism'<b> Lluís Izquierdo</b><br><br>'The best storyteller Spanish literature has given us in many decades'<b> Ignacio Echevarría</b><br><br>'He has never written a single page where something interesting isn't happening' <b>Eduardo Mendoza<br><br><br> </b></p>