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The Fountains of Silence

by Ruta Sepetys

Ages: 14+

Published: 2019

Publisher: Philomel Books/Penguin Random House

ISBN: 978-0-399-16031-8

Keywords: Romance, Dictatorship, Spanish history

When Daniel, a talented photographer, visits Spain with his family in 1957, he is able to document Franco's repressive regime. Extensive back matter.