Published: March 29, 2010
Words: 32,075 (approximate)
Language: English
ISBN: 9781452383675

Short description

In the novel DEATH OF A NATIONALIST, committed fascist Carlos Tejada Alonso y Leon crosses paths with equally committed socialist Gonzalo Llorente. The meeting changes both men's lives forever. The stories in WHAT HAPPENED WHEN THE WAR WAS OVER trace the lives of Tejada and Gonzalo after General Franco's dictatorship falls, and complete their biographies for curious readers of the Tejada series.

Extended description

Four stories, spanning a period of over fifty years, complete the biographies of the two main characters in DEATH OF A NATIONALIST; Carlos Tejada Alonso y Leon, and Gonzalo Llorente.

"The Big Picture"
New York, 1949: Since the death of his love and his dreams in Spain ten years earlier, Gonzalo Llorente has made sure that he cares for nothing. But among the flood of Puerto Rican immigrants to East Harlem, he finds two who threaten to shake him out of his apathy. A strong-willed girl and a needy child make him begin to wonder whether life is worth living, even away from Spain, and without his beloved Viviana. (Read more) Four stories, spanning a period of over fifty years, complete the biographies of the two main characters in DEATH OF A NATIONALIST; Carlos Tejada Alonso y Leon, and Gonzalo Llorente.

"The Big Picture"
New York, 1949: Since the death of his love and his dreams in Spain ten years earlier, Gonzalo Llorente has made sure that he cares for nothing. But among the flood of Puerto Rican immigrants to East Harlem, he finds two who threaten to shake him out of his apathy. A strong-willed girl and a needy child make him begin to wonder whether life is worth living, even away from Spain, and without his beloved Viviana.

"Hostages"
Madrid, 1981: Carlos Tejada has spent the last five years living with his wife in quiet retirement, doting on his grandchildren, and shaking his head over the direction of the newly democratic Spain. His friendly political arguments with his oldest grandson take on a new urgency when members of his own Guardia Civil lead a coup d'etat that recalls unpleasant memories of 1936. Tejada must once again choose where his loyalties lie, haunted by the fear that the people he loves most in the world will suffer for his old sins.

"The New World"
San Juan, Puerto Rico, 1983: Carlito is a university student from Madrid, collecting oral histories of the Spanish Civil War for his thesis. During a winter vacation in the Caribbean, he seeks out a Spanish Republican exile who is an acquaintance of his family. When Carlito meets Gonzalo Llorente, he comes face to face with his family's past. Gonzalo, on the other hand, must decide how and what to tell of his own life to the boy who introduces himself as "Carlos Tejada" - and has no idea that his grandfather and namesake was once Gonzalo's greatest enemy.

"The Twenty Four Hour Limit"
Madrid, 2003: "If something does go wrong, try to give us twenty-four hours." The guerrillas who resisted Franco's dictatorship all knew that they had to withstand twenty four hours of torture if captured, to give their comrades a chance to get away. The guardias civiles who questioned them knew it too. In a Spain of cell phones and skyscrapers, where the peseta has given way to the euro, and the dictatorship is a distant memory, few people know about the twenty four hour limit. Carlos Tejada Alonso y Leon still remembers the rules though. And his memories force Aleja Palomino to look beyond the bright lights of the Madrid she loves to the darkness of the past one last time.
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spain, sequel, spanish civil war, puerto rico, mystery series, mystery detective, mystery story, death of a nationalist, carlos tejada alonso y leon fictional character, gonzalo llorente fictional character, madrid, 23f

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Videos

tv clip from "Hostages"
This clip was both the inspiration for the story "Hostages" and part of what Tejada and Elena actually listen to in the story. This is REAL news footage (although the music was added after the event). The images of the Congress were recorded live on February 23, 1981, but originally broadcast a day later, after the standoff was over, to protect the hostages. (Warning: Audio is in Spanish only)

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Review by: Douglas DeHart on Oct. 18, 2012 :
Surely a must read for all those who read and enjoyed Rebecca Pawel's Captain Tejada series. She has neatly tied up a few lose ends, told us more about several of the primary characters, and brought the story to a heartfelt end.
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