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'The Colour of Poppies' is a novel in which two plots are interwoven:the story of the International Brigades in Albacete, where theirheadquarters were located, and the story of a woman who fights for the exhumation of her grandfather's remains. It is a novel that narratespreviously untold events surrounding the young volunteers who came tofight in Spain.

The two women protagonists share the nameEncarna ? as if they were counterparts reflecting each other half acentury apart. We meet the three translators and interpreters whovolunteered to travel to Albacete from different countries: Elisa,French, Eyleen, English, and Gina, Argentinian of Russian origin.Other unforgettable characters also appear, such as Gloria, anUruguayan lawyer, and Rosa Mar¡a, a librarian from Albacete.

The text was written after a long and meticulous process ofdocumentation which does not interfere with the development of theaction. An entertaining novel, with a good narrative pace, which isaimed at both young and adult readers. You will suddenly find yourself engaged in the action, witnessing remarkable discoveries about ourpresent and most recent past.