WINTER IN MADRID - Brossura

Kempshall, Paddy

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0330411985 ISBN 13: 9780330411981

Casa editrice: PAN BOOKS, 2005

Riassunto

From the bestselling author of the Shardlake series, C. J. Sansom, comes Winter in Madrid, a standalone historical novel set in the aftermath of the Spanish Civil War. 1940: The Spanish Civil War is over, and Madrid lies ruined, its people starving, while the Germans continue their relentless march through Europe. Britain now stands alone while General Franco considers whether to abandon neutrality and enter the war. Into this uncertain world comes Harry Brett: a traumatized veteran of Dunkirk turned reluctant spy for the British Secret Service. Sent to gain the confidence of old schoo lfriend Sandy Forsyth, now a shady Madrid businessman, Harry finds himself involved in a dangerous game - and surrounded by memories. Meanwhile Sandy's girlfriend, ex-Red Cross nurse Barbara Clare, is engaged on a secret mission of her own - to find her former lover Bernie Piper, a passionate Communist in the International Brigades, who vanished on the bloody battlefields of the Jarama. In a vivid and haunting depiction of wartime Spain, Winter in Madrid by C.J. Sansom is an intimate and compelling tale which offers a remarkable sense of history unfolding, and the profound impact of impossible choices.

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Recensione:

If you like Sebastian Faulks and Carlos Ruiz Zafon, you'll love this (Daily Express)

Sansom's action-packed thriller is a classic tale (Daily Mail)

A remarkable achievement (Times Literary Supplement)

Descrizione del libro:

The bestselling, standalone historical novel from the much-loved author of the Shardlake series, C. J. Sansom

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• Editore: PAN BOOKS
• Data di pubblicazione: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0330411985
• ISBN 13: 9780330411981
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 192