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C.J. Sansom - Winter in Madrid (2nd Hand Paperback)
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Synopsis
A special 10th anniversary edition of the standalone bestseller, Winter in Madrid, by the author of the much-loved Shardlake series, C. J. Sansom.
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 traumatised veteran of Dunkirk turned reluctant spy for the British Secret Service. Sent to gain the confidence of old school friend 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 in 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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- Format : Standard Thick 2nd Hand Paperback
- Condition : Good (A little fading on embossed writing on front cover only)
- Category : Fiction - Suspense & Thriller
- Published : 2006 (10th Anniversary Edition - Pan)
- ISBN : 9781509822126
- SKU : B000945
- PPC : SP500gm
- RRP : £8.99
- Quantity Available : 1 only.
External Reviews
"C.J. Sansom's well-researched novel of post Civil War Spain is a powerful, informative, and fantastic read. It is so much more than just a spy move or love story, although it would be worthwhile even if that was all it had.
What does war accomplish? What political ideology is the panacea to the poverty of 1937 Spain? Is it socialism? Communism? Fascism? Monarchism? The author seems to be conveying that while each promises a better society, all are corrupted by dishonesty, greed, and cruelty. Each set of beliefs benefits some but rarely the poor." - Goodreads Review.
The Author
Christopher John Sansom is a British writer of historical crime novels. He was born in 1952 in Edinburgh and was educated at the University of Birmingham, where he took a BA and then a PhD in history. After working in a variety of jobs, he decided to retrain as a solicitor.
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