Paris

Giralt Torrente, Marcos

‘One often lies to and deceives the person one loves most in order to preserve their love, or to protect them.’ . . . I think about those words. . . . The protecting lie is the one you admit to when there’s no longer any need to protect, and the lie intended to preserve love is the one you never reveal. I think this reluctantly and wonder how much my mother will keep silent about until the end of her days and how much she is holding back until the time comes for it to be told.”

Paris depicts a man’s journey through the labyrinth of his memories, a search for his origins that will uncover an old family secret and turn his world upside down. A mesmerizing and haunting story by award-winning author Marcos Giralt Torrente, a master craftsman calibrating nuance and impact with a true gift.