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“Yours is a simple call—live through this…”

In 1980s newly-democratized Madrid—an illegal American immigrant on the cusp of punk rock stardom and a working-class recluse ravaged by PTSD must decide which of these they will forfeit for one another.

Though Sara Jane Santos has lived in Spain for over a decade, she knows little of it.. Having spent years in solitary confinement, she used to dream of her old life among the Garifuna people. Now free, she must forge a new life in 1980s newly-democratized Marid, where the culture is redefining itself by independent thought and defiance

For nineteen-year-old Seth Moreau, Madrid is a stop along the way to punk rock stardom, if not an escape from the unseemly events that drove him out of New York City. While Seth’s immediate entanglement with a rogue Spanish officer goes against everything his art stands for, his liaison with Sara Jane Santos may bring redemption. Yet, when she begins to display signs of a violent mental illness brought about by the ghosts of her past, Seth must decide once more if he will run away from his troubles.

Planted on the fertile ground of adversity, Sara Jane and Seth will discover if it is possible to simultaneously hold onto their mental and physical freedom, their budding identities, and one another in a city struggling for its own identity.

 

 

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