Volume two of Javier Maria’s acclaimed and evocative ‘novel in parts’

The first volume of Javier Marias’s ‘novel in parts’ saw Jacques Deza questioning the morality of his position in an undercover network under the enigmatic Bertram Tupra. When Deza is forced to witness an act of unexpected brutality he is shaken to his core. Witnessing this event triggers memories from the horrors of the Spanish Civil War and as Deza’s situation becomes increasingly suffocating Marias creates a gripping exploration of man’s capability for violence.