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Iron Grinding Classics Volume 4: Diamond Square
General Fiction磨铁经典第4辑：钻石广场
(west) Merce Rodoreda
In the form of the protagonist's autobiography, this book tells the life of an ordinary woman before and after the Spanish Civil War. The heroine Natalia is a saleswoman in a candy store. She met carpenter Joe at an open-air dance in Diamond Plaza and got married soon after. They have a son and a daughter and live a tight life. When the civil war broke out in 1936, their lives underwent earth-shaking changes. The men go out to fight, while the women stay to bear the daily responsibilities, living hard as always with the same dedication. She is longing for love but timid, and complaining about life but tenacious. She is the opposite of those radiant women who dare to love and hate. She is a woman forgotten by history, but we are still moved to tears by her story.
In the form of the protagonist's autobiography, this book tells the life of an ordinary woman before and after the Spanish Civil War. The heroine Natalia is a saleswoman in a candy store. She met carpenter Joe at an open-air dance in Diamond Plaza and got married soon after. They have a son and a daughter and live a tight life. When the civil war broke out in 1936, their lives underwent earth-shaking changes. The men go out to fight, while the women stay to bear the daily responsibilities, living hard as always with the same dedication. She is longing for love but timid, and complaining about life but tenacious. She is the opposite of those radiant women who dare to love and hate. She is a woman forgotten by history, but we are still moved to tears by her story.