The Ruins

Deep in the ruins of a collapsed Spanish city, Estrella is trying to survive with the best skills she has – torturing men. But in the basement of Paco's bar, her victim is making life difficult with his outrageous requests. Meanwhile, upstairs, her landlord is demanding overdue rent and the washed-up locals are getting abusive.

Danny Broderick's beautiful and melancholic story of love and desire, power and control, details the struggle of a woman's attempts to rise above the despair.

“Danny Broderick is a rare quantity: a writer whose skills match his insights.”
Matt Branton, novelist and author of Write a Bestselling Thriller