The Fountains of Silence: 9780399160318: Sepetys, Ruta

From the 1 New York Times bestselling author of Salt to the Sea and Between Shades of Gray comes a gripping, extraordinary portrait of love, silence, and secrets under a Spanish dictatorship.

Madrid, 1957.

Under the fascist dictatorship of General Francisco Franco, Spain is hiding a dark secret.

Meanwhile, tourists and foreign businessmen flood into Spain under the welcoming promise of sunshine and wine.

Among them is eighteen-year-old Daniel Matheson, the son of an oil tycoon, who arrives in Madrid with his parents hoping to connect with the country of his mother's birth through the lens of his camera.