The Low Voices

Synopsis

The Low Voices Is A Novel About Life, It Is Life Itself Telling Stories, It Is The Memory Of The Quiet Voices Of The People I Got To Know. The Low Voices Draws On A Patchwork Of Memories From Rivas's Early Life Under Franco. There's His Beloved Elder Sister, Mar�a; His Mother, The Verbivore; His Father, A Construction Worker With Vertigo; And A Supporting Cast Of Local Priests, Chatty Hairdressers, Wolf Hunters And Monstrous Carnival Effigies. The Book Is Full Of Wonderful Personal Stories, Set Against A Background Of The Ravages Of The Spanish Civil War And Its Aftermath At Home, And The Wider World As Coca-cola Sets Up A Factory Nearby And News Comes In Of Men Landing On The Moon. A Brilliant Coming-of-age Novel From One Of Spain's Greatest Storytellers, The Low Voices Is A Humorous And Philosophical Take On Memory, Belonging, And The Nature Of Storytelling Itself.