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Griselda is the mother of three children, two boys and one girl. On a winter day in the mid-1980s, while exiled in France, she drowned her two sons in the bathtub. After a lapse of more than thirty years, the narrator tracks down the survivors of this family tragedy. She delves into their story in an attempt to approach these barely credible events, and ends up – in the depths of darkness – getting a glimpse of love and life. Laura Alcoba’s subtle, gentle writing accurately captures her characters’ humanity, without any overwrought sentiment, nor emphasis, in spite of the horrific facts. We feel the presence of beings resonating without, however, anyone ever being able to unlock the mystery of Griselda’s act – even Griselda herself.



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“The delicacy and intelligence shown by Laura Alcoba to tell or, more exactly, to try to understand the ins and outs of the double infanticide which took place in an apartment of Argentinian exiles that she herself frequented as a child, make Through the Forest an even more exceptional book.” —Le Monde

Through the Forest

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    A Paperback / softback by Laura Alcoba, Martin Munro

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      Publisher FUM D'ESTAMPA PRESS
      Published 31 January 2024
      ISBN-13 9781913744434
      978-1913744434
      ISBN-10 1913744434

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Griselda is the mother of three children, two boys and one girl. On a winter day in the mid-1980s, while exiled in France, she drowned her two sons in the bathtub. After a lapse of more than thirty years, the narrator tracks down the survivors of this family tragedy. She delves into their story in an attempt to approach these barely credible events, and ends up – in the depths of darkness – getting a glimpse of love and life. Laura Alcoba’s subtle, gentle writing accurately captures her characters’ humanity, without any overwrought sentiment, nor emphasis, in spite of the horrific facts. We feel the presence of beings resonating without, however, anyone ever being able to unlock the mystery of Griselda’s act – even Griselda herself.



      Trade Review

      “The delicacy and intelligence shown by Laura Alcoba to tell or, more exactly, to try to understand the ins and outs of the double infanticide which took place in an apartment of Argentinian exiles that she herself frequented as a child, make Through the Forest an even more exceptional book.” —Le Monde

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