Suiza

A sensuous Frenchwoman transforms the life and world of an introverted Spanish widower for better or worse in this “moving” debut novel ( RTS , France). Across the Galician countryside, where there are just as many rain-soaked days as not, villagers face hardships armed with hope and solidarity. Tomás is a successful farmer in this small village, but he’s not happy. His days are busy with work. His nights are a drunken spiral into self-pity and despair. A widower plagued with guilt, his life has