The novel heavily features the landscapes of Extremadura and the Alentejo region, using the desolate beauty of the border as a character in its own right.
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In April 1965, the bodies of Portuguese opposition leader General Humberto Delgado and his secretary, Arajaryr Moreira de Campos, were found in an Extremaduran village near the Spanish-Portuguese border. They were murdered by the PIDE (the Portuguese political police) under the orders of dictator António de Oliveira Salazar , with quiet cooperation from the Franco regime. The novel heavily features the landscapes of Extremadura
Decades later, Abel Castro , an unemployed veteran journalist who once covered the case, is visited by Catarina , a young Portuguese photographer. She is haunted by her own family mystery: her uncle disappeared the same year Delgado was killed, a tragedy that slowly poisoned her family for generations. Decades later, Abel Castro , an unemployed veteran
Together, Abel and Catarina travel through the borderlands (known as La Raya ), visiting towns like Badajoz, Olivenza, and Elvas . They quickly discover that the secrets of the past are still guarded by those willing to use modern threats to keep them buried. Key Themes and Style
Gil explores how a state-sponsored crime can continue to damage lives long after the dictators are gone.