{"product_id":"9781035421886-last-evenings-with-teresa","title":"Last Evenings with Teresa","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Financial Times Book of the Year 2025\u003cbr\u003eSet in post-war Barcelona,\u003ci\u003e Last Evenings with Teresa\u003c\/i\u003e is a timeless story of desire and ambition by the winner of the Premio Cervantes. Winner of Spain's Premio Biblioteca Breve.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'One of Spain's most acclaimed writers'\u003cb\u003e  \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Spain's finest contemporary novelist' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA REDISCOVERED POST-WAR LOVE STORY FROM ONE OF SPAIN'S MOST ACCLAIMED AUTHORS. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 1950s Barcelona. A rebellious daughter of a wealthy family meets an ambitious rogue at a party.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eJuan 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. \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Juan Marsé's contribution to European fiction has been consistently remarkable' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTimes Literary Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A memorable panorama of 1950s Barcelona and its wild heroism'\u003cb\u003e Lluís Izquierdo\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'The best storyteller Spanish literature has given us in many decades'\u003cb\u003e Ignacio Echevarría\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'He has never written a single page where something interesting isn't happening' \u003cb\u003eEduardo Mendoza\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56403313557878,"sku":"9781035421886","price":10.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_36645312.jpg?v=1760730464","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781035421886-last-evenings-with-teresa","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}