Double Room

Four pairs of stories four double rooms sit side by side in the latest work of fiction by one of Spain s most compelling writers. A publisher wonders about the voices that haunt her; a scriptwriter receives an unexpected gift; a dinner party is shaken by a mysterious guest; a father seeks to atone for his son s crimes. Ranging from Madrid to Milwaukee, and from prose fiction to drama to essay, the chapters of this narrative installation echo one another, revealing a carefully layered composition of humor and foreboding. Double Room is a subtle meditation on the bonds between parents and children, the burdens of illness and grief, and the places we make our home."