DIVORCE FOR A BROKEN VIRGIN. Palomino, Angel

Clara, who has been married to Miguel for fifteen years, finds out from the newspaper obituaries that her husband has died and that, therefore, she is finally free; At the age of eighteen she had innocently married a man whose psychological impediment prevented her from consummating the sexual act, and the marriage soon broke up, leaving the young woman with a strong feeling of guilt that she eventually overcame, finally deciding to to rebuild his life.

From this situation, Ángel Palomino draws in his novel a broad picture of Spanish customs, with numerous secondary characters and troupes that give a considerable realistic depth to what is narrated, analyzing between compassion and irony some current problems in our country. With a style that is as safe and enjoyable as it is casual, the author exposes the entire range of conflicts of all kinds, both intimate and social, that arise from his subject, leading it very skillfully to a completely unpredictable end.

With his extraordinary craft and his inimitable sense of humor, in Divorce for a Broken Virgin Palomino achieves another of his great novels in which narrative acuity, denunciation, human understanding and a foundation of moral sense come together harmoniously.