"En el desván de las caracolas" deals with memory, which is part of us and is also a place. It is that dress that covers us throughout our life.

After the success of “Chankoro,” Jesús Salviejo returns with “En el desván de las caracolas” (a complete rewrite of “No sorprende la lluvia”), a novel in which history and stories form a dense poetic fabric of emotions and memories, around crimes that force the characters to go through one of the most turbulent periods of our time in search of a way out that will change their lives forever. The author invites us to bring the best out of us, just as his characters should do. A novel that reminds us of our history and how human beings overcome horror.

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