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A weekday morning in London. Maria flies in from Barcelona to choose a UK base for the Caves Gratallops cava business. The lover she will bring home will be the last person her Catholic family expects. Or her fiance, Jordi Gratallops. A long-standing member of Opus Dei, he too finds himself in a crisis of loyalties when old enemies put his father's business in jeopardy. Both have secrets they will struggle to explain, and time is running out. Moving between the long shadows of the Spanish Civil War and the business battles of a global economy, The Olive Groves of Belchite is Elena Moya Pereira's tale of how the past haunts our lives and the battles that have just begun when the fighting is over. The Olive Groves of Belchite is a multi-layered, well-paced novel fusing times and themes within the framework of a love story with a difference. The book, published by Pegasus, is available at http://pegasuspublishers.com The Catalan and Spanish versions are coming out soon: Les Oliveres de Belchite/ Los olivos de Belchite. |
Author photograph by Kate Slotover
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About the Author Elena Moya grew up in the Mediterranean coastal town of Tarragona, near Barcelona. After completing a university journalism degree in Spain, she worked for El Periodico de Catalunya, and won a Fulbright scholarship to do a Masters in Financial Journalism in the US. |
The Book See the book's main locations on two maps. For a review by The Guardian click here. The book was at one stage ranked No. 1 in Gay & Lesbian fiction on Amazon.
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Events Click here for details of upcoming events in London, Barcelona and Tarragona. Elena Moya appeared at the Hay Festival on 4 June, alongside British award winning author Blake Morrison.
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