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In Madrid, Marta invites Victor—whom she met only days before—to dinner at her apartment while her husband is away. After her son falls asleep, the two retreat to the bedroom; Marta becomes violently ill and dies inexplicably. Victor, left alone with her tape of compromising messages, puts breakfast for the child and leaves. Marta’s elderly father mourns her presumed solitary death, while the rest of the family is aware of the affair that night. A widower determined to uncover the truth becomes obsessed with the shadowy events. The novel explores how secrets can both bind and destroy relationships, the lies that reveal themselves, and the capacity for self‑deception driven by love.
First publish date: 1994
Genre: General Fiction/General Fiction
Authors: Javier Marías
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