The Time of Doves is a Spanish novel written by Mercè Rodoreda. It illustrates the life of a young woman, Natalia, and is set in the turbulent years of the Spanish civil war and Franco's dictatorship. The novel traces the somewhat ordinary and harsh life of Natalia, also nicknamed “Colometa”, through the difficult years of famine and depression, as a young mother and unskilled worker in Catalonia. Natalia faces many difficulties throughout the book ranging from martial issues to problems caused by war. Rodoreda's novel shows the impact the war had on civilians and particularly women. It proves that women can survive without a man even in intense circumstances. The Time of Doves is not overly political; it is the story of the human condition and the suffering that every person endures at some point in their life. In fact, the war is still the backdrop to this novel. Readers see the passive but resilient woman fighting for survival in the brutal environment caused by the war. Natalia is a young innocent girl who works as a pastry shop worker before the Spanish Civil War. During this time he meets Quimet and after a short time they marry and have two children. Although they may have difficulties, they still maintain a good life in Barcelona. Quimet has the bizarre idea of ​​raising doves on the roof of their house. Natalia is not so keen on this idea. Quimet started with one injured bird he found and brought in several more. Natalia couldn't stand the noise they made and their strong smell. Natalia absolutely hates these doves and at one point gets so angry that she goes to the roof and takes the eggs. She shook the eggs hard enough to kill the doves. Rodoreda writes: “So instead of bothering... half a sheet... I have the epigraph at the beginning of the novel, which says: “My dear, these things are life”. I think this is Rodoreda's worldview. That the things we face every day, whether good or bad, are part of life. It's to say that anything is possible. In this novel she shows that ordinary women are capable of surviving difficult times even when the odds are against them. This is how my point of view relates to his. This is not a heroic story at all. Readers see the ugliness of war through Natalia's eyes. Even when his world echoes with the hardships of war, he does his best to face the blows without any hint of immense courage. Natalia shows that women during this time of war can survive without the help of a man. It shows how they live ordinary and difficult lives away from the front lines of the Spanish Civil War.