Our Last Days in Barcelona

An NPR Best Book of 2022 A master class in family and political drama, in star-crossed love stories and in capturing the enormity of what home is.NPR When Isabel Perez travels to Barcelona to save her sister Beatriz, she discovers a shocking family secret in New York Times bestselling author Chanel Cleetons new novel. Barcelona, 1964. Exiled from Cuba after the revolution, Isabel Perez has learned to guard her heart and protect her family at all costs. After Isabels sister Beatriz disappears in Barcelona, Isabel goes to Spain in search of her. Joining forces with an unlikely ally thrusts Isabel into her sisters dangerous world of espionage, but its an unearthed piece of family history that transforms Isabels life. Barcelona, 1936. Alicia Perez arrives in Barcelona after a difficult voyage from Cuba, her marriage in jeopardy and her young daughter Isabel in tow. Violence brews in Spain, the country on the brink of civil war, the rise of fascism threatening the world. When Cubans journey to Spain to join the International Brigades, Alicias past comes back to haunt her as she is unexpectedly reunited with the man who once held her heart. Alicia and Isabels lives intertwine, and the past and present collide, as a mother and daughter are forced to choose between their familys expectations and following their hearts.