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Whilst reading about the First World War last year, Robert Graves inevitably crossed my path. I discovered that one of his daughters, Lucia, was also a writer and a translator. So, knowing very little about her, I ordered this on a whim and I am very glad I did. This is an autobiographical work, but told in an interesting way. The first two thirds of the chapters pick out a particular woman in Lucia’s early life and focuses on her and does so very effectively. Graves was brought up on the island...
4 1/2 stars really. Beautiful.
Re read this book about the life of Lucia Graves, daughter of Robert Graves. She grew up in mallorca and lived and brought up children in Barcelona. It's a great insight into Catalonia and the feeling behind Catalan independence.
I managed to avoid Spanish history as a Spanish major in favor of Latin American literature. This book served as a great introduction to Spanish geography and history w/ a special focus on Franco-era Spain as presented through the eyes of Lucia Graves, daughter of the poet Robert Graves.
I really enjoyed this book by the daughter of Robert Graves. She had many of the same struggles that I had as a multicultural woman.
Lucia Graves is Robert Graves' (the Claudius novels and poetry, etc.) daughter. I like the way she goes about this memoir, telling stories of everyday people she met living in Spain, where she spent most of her life. Lots I, of course, never knew about Franco and life after his revolution and, through the memories of others, life in the 30s and during the Second World War. Some very nice snapshots.
