Relentlessly and precisely, Javier Marías examines the power of unacknowledged pasts in his international bestseller "My Heart So White." For Juan, who constantly shuttles between New York, Geneva, and Madrid as an interpreter, his father's life is an unsolved mystery. When he himself gets married, he confronts what he does not want to know: directly after his father's honeymoon, his first wife got up from the table, took a gun, and shot herself in the bathroom. Later, the widower married her sister, Juan's mother. The novel showcases Javier Marías as a master detective of the human heart, its dark sides, and hidden corners. Silence can be convenient, but it comes at a price. The sharpness of his observations and the elegance of his style make the novel a classic of modern literature. "This is a masterpiece, a truly great masterpiece.".