In his latest novel, Sillars invites us to embark on an intriguing journey which follows the fortunes of the De Vargas clan over a period of almost a thousand years, beginning with the conquest of Madrid in the late 11th century and culminating in a gay wedding in the same city in the year 2012. Readers familiar with Sillars' work won't be surprised to find that this novel is packed full of irony and humour, but it also provides us with a critical...