"Rodoreda had bedazzled me by the sensuality with which she reveals things within the atmosphere of her novels." — Gabriel García Marquez "Rodoreda plumbs a sadness that reaches beyond historic circumstances. . an almost voluptuous vulnerability." — Natasha Wimmer, The Nation "It is a total mystery to me why [Rodoreda] isn't widely worshipped; along with Willa Cather, she's on my list of author...