# The Lone Woman

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- Book: [The Lone Woman](https://www.bookquiver.com/bernardo-atxaga/the-lone-woman) ([The Lone Woman.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/bernardo-atxaga/the-lone-woman.md))
- Authors: [Bernardo Atxaga](https://www.bookquiver.com/bernardo-atxaga)
- Publisher: harvill_press
- ISBN: 978-18-4655-560-2
- Pages: 160
- Published: 2011-04-05
- Language: en_GB
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

Irene is 37 years old and just out of prison after serving time for terrorist activities. Deciding to return home to Bilbao, she takes a bus journey across Spain, striking up conversations with the passengers who include two plainclothes policemen. As the journey progresses, so the tension builds.