by Clarke Fountain
synopsis
Set in the late Franco era in a lonely region of northwestern Spain, this story examines the process by which a socially quite conservative "Miss Lonelyhearts" radio counsellor becomes a woman with a much broader view of life. The girl in question lives with her very religious sister in a large house and gives advice in keeping with the prevailing attitudes of the times. When a man seeks her out and determinedly woos her, she resists him, just as he resists everything she and her program stand for. Eventually, they have a tempestuous and even abusive short-lived affair. Despite the un-romantic ending of their relationship, something has stirred in her, and she questions her old ways of seeing things.
characteristics
- Romance
- Religious
- Romantic
- Sexual-awakening
- Woman
- Religion
- Oppression
- Adultery
- Extramarital-affair
- Infidelity
- Love
- Adulterer