Winter in Madrid by C J Sansom

Winter in Madrid by C J Sansom

Harry felt . . . panic beginning to stir. The thought of going back to Spain both excited and appalled him . . . a world of denunciations and midnight arrests. And Sandy Forsyth in the middle of it all? He looked at the photo again. `I’m not sure,’ he said slowly. `I mean, I’m not sure I could carry it off.’ 1940: The Spanish Civil War is over, and Madrid lies ruined, its people starving, while the Germans continue their relentless march through Europe. And as Britain stands alone, General Franco considers whether to abandon neutrality and enter the war. Into this uncertain world comes Harry Brett: ex-public schoolboy, traumatised veteran of Dunkirk and, now, reluctant spy for the British Secret Service. Sent to gain the confidence of Sandy Forsyth, an old schoolfriend turned shady Madrid businessman, he 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, whose passion for the Communist cause led him into the International Brigades, and who vanished on the bloody battlefields of the Jarama. In a vivid and haunting depiction of wartime Spain, Winter in Madrid is an intimate and compelling tale which offers a remarkable sense of history unfolding, and the profound impact of impossible choices.

C. J. Sansom was educated at Birmingham University, where he took a BA and then a Ph.D. in history. After working in a variety of jobs, he retrained as a solicitor and practised in Sussex, until becoming a full-time writer. Sansom is the bestselling author of the acclaimed Shardlake series, the Spanish Civil War thriller Winter in Madrid and the number one bestseller Dominion. He lives in Sussex. Discover more at www.cjsansom.com

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ISBN 13	9781405005463
ISBN 10	1405005467
Title	Winter in Madrid
Author	C J Sansom
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Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Pan Macmillan
Year published	2006-01-06
Number of pages	544
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