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Winter in Madrid / C.J. Sansom.

by Sansom, C. J.

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Vintage Canada, 2006.

Young men -- Fiction.

British -- Spain -- Fiction.

Secret service -- Great Britain -- Fiction.

Spain -- History -- Civil War, 1936-1939 -- Fiction.

Spain -- Politics and government -- 1939-1945 -- Fiction.

9780307362421 (trade pbk.)

537 p. ; 20 cm.

Includes bibliographical references.

In September 1940, the Spanish Civil War is over and Madrid lies in ruins while the Germans continue their march through Europe. Britain stands alone as General Franco considers whether to abandon neutrality and enter the war. Into this uncertain world comes Harry Brett, a privileged young man who was recently traumatized by his experience in Dunkirk and is now a reluctant spy for the British Secret Service. Sent to gain the confidence of Sandy Forsyth, an old school friend turned shadowy Madrid businessman, Brett 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. A vivid and haunting depiction of wartime Spain, Winter in Madrid is an intimate and riveting tale that offers a remarkable sense of history unfolding, and reveals the profound impact of impossible choices.

Suspense fiction.

Historical fiction.

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