The Time of the Doves - by Merc Rodoreda - is the powerfully written story of a na ve shop-tender during the Spanish Civil War and beyond, is a rare and moving portrait of a simple soul confronting and surviving a convulsive period in history. The book has been widely translated, and was made into a film
About the Author
Merc Rodoreda is the author of My Christina & Other Stories and Camellia Street-both are available from Graywolf Press.