Praise for Claudio Piñeiro:
An agile novel, a ruthless dissection of a fast decaying society.--José
Saramago, winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature
Thursday Night Widows is a gripping story. The dystopia portrayed is
an indictment not solely of an assassin but of Argentina's class
structure and the willful blindness of its petty bourgeoisie.--The
Times Literary Supplement
Pablo Simó's life is a mess. His career as an architect is at a deadend;
reduced to designing soulless office buildings desecrating the heart of
Buenos Aires. His marriage seems to be one endless argument with his
wife over the theatrics of their rebellious teenage daughter. To
complicate matters, Pablo has long been attracted to sexy office
secretary Marta Horvat, who is probably having an affair with his boss.
Everything changes with the unexpected appearance of Leonor, a beautiful
young woman who brings to light a crime that happened years before, a
crime that everyone in the office wants forgotten, at all costs.
Claudia Piñeiro once again demonstrates her capacity to reveal the
things hidden behind the facades of our existence; human relationships
based on habit and cowardice, rather than love; on excessive ambition
and personal gain, rather than morality.
Claudia Piñeiro, formerly a journalist and playwright, is the author
of literary crime novels that are all bestsellers in Latin America and
have been translated into many languages. A Crack in the Wall follows
on the success of All Yours and Thursday Night Widows, both
previously published by Bitter Lemon Press.
