ACTS OF LOVE AND WAR de MAGGIE BROOKES
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- ACTS OF LOVE AND WAR
- MAGGIE BROOKES
- Idioma: INGLÉS
- Formatos: Pdf, ePub, MOBI, FB2
- ISBN: 9781529157789
- Editorial: PENGUIN
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Overview
A NATION TORN APART BY WAR. ONE WOMAN STEPS INTO THE CROSSFIRE._____________________________I couldnt put it down Gill Paul, author of The Collectors DaughterA heartrending tale of love, courage and sacrifice Nikki Marmery, author of On Wilder SeasBe prepared to lose your heart in the simmering heat of war-torn Spain Miranda Malins, author of The Puritan PrincessWide in scope and told with honesty, insight and tenderness, a moving and unputdownable story Judith Allnatt, author of The Poets WifeAccomplished and expansive Anne Morgan, author of Reading The WorldInsightful and moving Katherine Clements, author of The Crimson RibbonOne of historical fictions most lyrical and intelligent voices Rachel McMillan, author of The London RestorationEmotionally captivating and authentic ... an unforgettable story Susan Meissner, author of The Nature of Fragile ThingsExtraordinary events sensitively told Lucy Jago, author of A Net For Small Fishes_____________________________1936. Civil war in Spain. A world on the brink of chaos . . .21-year-old Lucy feels content with her life in Hertfordshire - not least because she lives next door to Tom and Jamie, two very different brothers for whom she has equally great affection.But her comfortable life is turned upside down when Tom decides he must travel to Spain to fight in the bloody Spanish Civil War. He is quickly followed by Jamie who, much to Lucys despair, is supporting General Franco.To the dismay of her irascible father, Lucy decides that the only way to bring her boys back safely is to travel to Spain herself to persuade them to come home.Yet when she sees the horrific effects of the war, she quickly becomes immersed in the lifesaving work the Quakers are doing to help the civilian population, many of whom are refugees.As the war progresses and the situation becomes increasingly perilous, Lucy realises that the challenge going forward is not so much which brother she will end up with, but whether any of them will survive the carnage long enough to decide . . .
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