That Bringas Woman (Everyman Library)

On the eve of revolution, the decadent upper classes of Madrid struggle to maintain a life of conspicuous consumption and extravagant display. This caustic masterpiece of ironic style follows Rosala's attempt to keep up appearances, accumulation of secret debt, and ultimate exchange of the only commodity of value she still possesses: herself. The equal of contemporaries Balzac and Hardy, Galds is Spain's best-kept literary secret.