On the Edge

<p><b>The acclaimed novel of Spain's economic crisis - a timely masterpiece. </b><br><br>Under a weak winter sun in small-town Spain a man discovers a rotting corpse in a marsh. It&#146;s a despairing town filled with half-finished housing developments and unemployment a place defeated by the burst of the economic bubble.<br><br>Stuck in the same town is Esteban his small factory bankrupt his investments gone the sole carer to his mute invalid father. As Esteban&#146;s disappointment and fury lead him to form a dramatic plan to reverse financial ruin other voices float up from the wreckage. Stories of loss twist together to form a kaleidoscopic image of Spain&#146;s crisis. And the corpse in the marsh is just one.<br><br>Chirbes&#146;s rhythmic torrential style creates a Spanish masterpiece for our age.</p>