Passion and tenderness, jubilation and protest, the joy of freedom and the bitterness of exile merged in flamenco dance; It’s impossible not to fall in love with this music, especially if it’s in your blood. Half Spanish, Sonia is passionate about Spanish folk dancing and comes from her native England to Granada to learn to dance. She strives with all her heart to comprehend the art of flamenco, and her sincerity captivates the middle-aged Spaniard, the owner of one of the Granada cafes. A New Acquaintance tells the story of dancer Mercedes, whose star shines brightly during the Civil War of the 1930s, and the tale turns Sonya's life upside down. Victoria Hislop - international bestselling author of The Island and The Return - writes the Sunday Telegraph's travel sections. , The Mail on Sunday, House & Garden and Woman & Home. Her first book, The Island, topped the Sunday Times sales list for eight weeks running and sold more than two million copies. Victoria Hislop's books have been translated into many languages.