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Spanish Crossings
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bookshelves: spanish-civil-war, fiction, world-war-2-western-front, uk
May 24, 2017
bookshelves: spanish-civil-war, fiction, world-war-2-western-front, uk
Powerful story of love and hope set around the Spanish Civil War and later
Lorna is the main character, a strong young woman who falls in love with Harry, a member of the International Brigade scarred by his experience of the bombing of Guernica. Harry is then killed and Lorna is bereft and throws herself into helping children evacuated from Spain to the UK.
The author’s research is impeccable with much detail on the civil war itself, but also the support and political groupings back in the UK.
The story continues into World War 2 and beyond as Lorna seeks a justify a meaning to Harry’s death through her work with a law firm and in civil defence.
A poignant story that continues to resonate after reading.
Lorna is the main character, a strong young woman who falls in love with Harry, a member of the International Brigade scarred by his experience of the bombing of Guernica. Harry is then killed and Lorna is bereft and throws herself into helping children evacuated from Spain to the UK.
The author’s research is impeccable with much detail on the civil war itself, but also the support and political groupings back in the UK.
The story continues into World War 2 and beyond as Lorna seeks a justify a meaning to Harry’s death through her work with a law firm and in civil defence.
A poignant story that continues to resonate after reading.
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Reading Progress
May 9, 2017
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Started Reading
May 9, 2017
– Shelved
May 9, 2017
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9.0%
May 12, 2017
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19.0%
May 12, 2017
– Shelved as:
spanish-civil-war
May 12, 2017
– Shelved as:
fiction
May 12, 2017
– Shelved as:
world-war-2-western-front
May 12, 2017
– Shelved as:
uk
May 13, 2017
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54.0%
May 15, 2017
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73.0%
May 16, 2017
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89.0%
May 24, 2017
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Finished Reading
