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Madrid, 1957. Under the fascist dictatorship of General Francisco Franco, Spain harbors dark secrets. Meanwhile, tourists and foreign businessmen flock to the country, expecting a warm welcome of sun and wine. Among them is 18-year-old Daniel Matheson, the son of an oil magnate, who comes to Madrid with his parents in the hope of being able to connect with the country of his mother's birth through the camera lens. Photography - and fate - connect him to Ana, whose intertwined family secrets reveal the latent grip of the Spanish Civil War - as well as the eerie definitions of happiness and fear. With his photos, Daniel opens up uncomfortable questions whose answers are hidden among dangerous shadows, and by rummaging through them, he is cornered, forced to make difficult decisions to protect those he loves. Lives and hearts collide, exposing the incredible dark side of a sunny Spanish city.

"Spain under Francisco Franco is the dark backdrop in Ruta Sepetys' tense, romantic, and thematically brilliant new work of historical fiction... Like Shakespeare's family 'romances,' the novel The Boiling Silence speaks the truth about the powerful, showing future rulers to avoid repeating the crimes of the past. " The New York Times Book Review

"A wonderful novel that exposes contemporary fascism and celebrates human perseverance." Kirkus

"A masterpiece of historical fiction. Ruta Sepetys is a matador, the reader is a bull and, every time you try to close the book, some new information flashes before your eyes like a red cloak and compels you to continue reading." The Harvard Crimson