© De Geus, 2007
When a woman goes missing during a storm in a Spanish village, her oldest son Miquel keeps looking for her. Miquel's longing and loss find an outlet in his silent longing for a handsome policeman and then his yearning for Manolo, the servant who now comes into the house to cook.
'A Long Winter' was originally published in Colm Tóibín's short story collection Mothers and Sons (2006).
Picador 2006
Translated into: Dutch
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