Inés y la alegría (2010) is the epic first installment of Almudena Grandes' series. This historical novel blends a deep love story with the real-life account of the 1944 invasion of the Aran Valley by anti-Francoist guerrillas. Plot Overview
In October 1944, a group of 4,000 Spanish Communist guerrillas (the maquis) crossed the Pyrenees from France in an attempt to liberate Spain from Franco's dictatorship, hoping for support from Allied forces during WWII.
Inés, a woman from a wealthy pro-Franco family, defies her upbringing to support the Republican cause. After years of imprisonment and confinement, she escapes to join the guerrilla fighters in the Pyrenees.
Inés y la alegría (2010) is the epic first installment of Almudena Grandes' series. This historical novel blends a deep love story with the real-life account of the 1944 invasion of the Aran Valley by anti-Francoist guerrillas. Plot Overview
In October 1944, a group of 4,000 Spanish Communist guerrillas (the maquis) crossed the Pyrenees from France in an attempt to liberate Spain from Franco's dictatorship, hoping for support from Allied forces during WWII. Ines y la alegria- Almudena Grandes.epub
Inés, a woman from a wealthy pro-Franco family, defies her upbringing to support the Republican cause. After years of imprisonment and confinement, she escapes to join the guerrilla fighters in the Pyrenees. Inés y la alegría (2010) is the epic
