Ghosts of Spain: Travels Through a Country's Hidden Past - Giles Tremlett

I thought this would be an interesting read after living in Spain for two years, and it was for the most part. The book is divided into thirteen chapters, each of which deals with a different aspect of Spanish culture, at least in theory. The first few chapters deal with the Civil War and the Franco years. They also give some insight into the way in which the Spanish have (or haven't) today dealt with the responsibilities many of their relatives, or even they themselves, hold for what happened during those years, and particularly during the Civil War, when many atrocities were committed by ... more