: Nevinson is lured back into service by his former handler, the manipulative Bertram Tupra .
: He is sent to the fictional Spanish city of Ruán to identify which of three women—all leading seemingly normal lives—is actually an ETA/IRA terrorist responsible for horrific bombings in the 1980s. Tomas Nevinson - Javier Marias.epub
: The book reflects on Spain's transition to democracy and the tension between revealing traumatic truths or letting them stay buried for the sake of peace. : Nevinson is lured back into service by
: As is typical for Marías, the text is dense with references to Shakespeare , Yeats , and T.S. Eliot , as well as historical figures like Anne Boleyn and Friedrich Reck-Malleczewen. 'Tomás Nevinson' by Javier Marías (Review) : As is typical for Marías, the text
: Marías explores how spies (and all humans) use masks. Nevinson assumes the identity of an English teacher, Miguel Centurión , effectively becoming another person to perform his task.