‘I did not ask for this commission, I do not want it and yet, here I am. I still do not understand what has persuaded me or whether, having agreed to carry it out, I have committed an act of wisdom or folly.’ – Fray Martín de Sepúlveda, Canticle [ About the Book ] Madrid,…
‘Although the characters who live and die in these pages are the figment of my writerly imagination, the experiences they endure are rooted in the terrible truth of a dark, dark chapter in Spanish history’– Johana Gustawsson, author of Blood Song [ About the Book – Blood Song ] Spain, 1938: The country is wracked…
In 1937, courageous and independent Martha Gellhorn travels to Madrid to report on the atrocities of the Spanish Civil War… – Love & Ruin [ About Love & Ruin ] In 1937, courageous and independent Martha Gellhorn travels to Madrid to report on the atrocities of the Spanish Civil War, and finds herself drawn to…
Today I am delighted to be the first stop on tour with All This I Will Give You, the latest novel from Dolores Redondo, Spain’s most read writer.
Today I welcome author Kate Boyle to my blog with a guest post entitled ‘How fictional is fiction?’ Kate has just published her novel Happy as a Partridge : Life and Love in Madrid
My review today is of ‘The Faithful’, the second novel by author Juliet West, just published by Mantle Books. From the beaches of Sussex to the battlefields of civil war Spain, ‘The Faithful’ is a fabulous book that will steal your heart.
My book-review today is of the latest release from Isabelle Broom ‘Then. Now. Always.’ Isabelle Broom writes beautifully and very passionately about a place that is obviously so very special to her in this book. Prepare to escape to the Spanish sunshine…