Viudas

In this moving novel set in a Greek village in 1942, the bodies of ?disappeared? men wash ashore, where they are claimed by the women of the town as husbands and fathers although the men's faces are unrecognizable. A tug of war ensues between the local police, who insist the women cannot identify their loved ones, and the women, who demand the right to bury their dead. Their standoff becomes a struggle for love, dignity, and honor in the face of fascism. ?The plot resounds with the moral thunder of a classic.? ? The New York Times