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A father comes to terms with his mortality and secrets in a heartrending novel of family and forgiveness from the New York Times bestselling author of The Hundred-Foot Journey. It is a time of reckoning for Jos�-Maria Alvarez, an aristocratic Spanish banker living in a Swiss village with his American wife. Nearing the end of a long and tumultuous life, he's overcome by hallucinatory memories of the past. Among his most cherished memories are those of his boyhood in 1950s Franco-era Spain and the bucolic afternoons he spent salmon fishing on the Sella River with his father, uncle, and much-loved younger brother. But these fond reveries are soon eclipsed by something greater. Jos�'s regrets and dark family secrets are flooding back, as is the devastating tragedy that drove Jos� into exile and makes him bear the burden of a soul-deep guilt. Now, as his three estranged sons return to their father's side, Jos� hopes to outpace death long enough to finally put his house in order and exorcise its demons. Only in his quest for redemption can Jos� begin to understand the meaning of his life--and what his legacy has meant to others. (less)
A father comes to terms with his mortality and secrets in a heartrending novel of family and forgiveness from the New York Times bestselling author of The Hundred-Foot Journey. It is a time of reckoning for Jos�-Maria Alvarez, an aristocratic (…more)
Another story of a man reflecting back on his life before he dies. The plot is nothing new, but I found myself wanting to know more about the main character's life.