Three abandoned children, two missing parents and a 40-year mystery (opens in new tab)

We are raiding the Guardian long read archives to bring you some classic pieces from years past, with new introductions from the authors.This week, from 2023: Elvira and her brothers, Ricard and Ramón, were left at a train station in Barcelona aged two, four and five. As an adult, when Elvira decided to look for her parents, she discovered a family history wilder than anything she had imaginedBy Giles Tremlett. Read by Luis Soto