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    Albi

    By Hilary Shepherd

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    Albi is nine years old when Franco’s soldiers arrive in the village and his life begins to change in confusing ways. It’s not clear quite who should be trusted and who should not. Some neighbours disappear not to be seen again, others are hidden from view in cellars and stables – like his brother, Manolo, who left long ago to join the resistance. Albi is charged with shepherding not just his own sheep, but also those of El Ciego who sends him on errands requiring a good memory and the ability to keep his mouth shut at all times.

    Alberto, at 88, is haunted by what he did and what he may or may not have said. And then the daughter of his old friend Carlos turns up wanting stories of old times. Albi’s day of reckoning may be at hand.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHonno Press
    Release dateApr 19, 2018
    ISBN9781909983755
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    Hilary Shepherd

    Hilary Shepherd lives and works in mid-Wales, and in a remote village in Spain where she and her husband bought a house in 2001.

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