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'The Ratcatcher starts with one of those film scenes that cement you to your seat as soon as the lights go down. This is a stunning novel. It traps, conquers, seduces the reader right to the end.' —Pepa Roma, Premio Azorín 2011, author of Mandala and India Express. Do you think you can overcome the past? Ángel is forced to return home when his mother falls ill. He will be accompanied by the woman who shares his life. In the village where he grew up, he will face his childhood memories and will uncover a traumatic secret that has marked his whole life. Who doesn't have skeletons in the closet? Years later he will leave for India, where, as the result of confronting the lives and suffering of others, he will be able to deal with the past and get on with his life. Sometimes executioners are the victims.