Acts of Love and War: A nation torn apart by war. One woman steps into the crossfire.

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Maggie Brookes

Acts of Love and War

A nation torn apart by war. One woman steps into the crossfire.

Maggie Brookes

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English

Century
09 July 2022

Historical romance; Historical fiction; Spanish Civil War

An exciting and heart-breaking story about a young English woman during the Spanish Civil War and a love that transcends the horror of war.

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 suddenly turned upside down when Tom decides he must travel to Spain to fight for the International Brigadiers who are supporting the Democratic party in the Spanish Civil War. He is quickly followed by Jamie who, much to Lucy's despair, is supporting General Franco and his Fascist party.

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 . . .

By: Maggie Brookes
Imprint: Century
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 240mm, Width: 162mm, Spine: 37mm
Weight: 648g
ISBN: 9781529135657
ISBN 10: 1529135656
Pages: 416
Publication Date: 09 July 2022
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Da Chen (Author) Da Chen is also the author of Colours of the Mountain and China's Son. An accomplished flautist and brush calligrapher, he lives with his wife and two children in New York's Hudson Valley. Maggie Brookes (Author) Maggie Brookes is an ex-journalist and BBC TV documentary producer, turned poet and novelist. She's also an associate professor at Middlesex University, and an advisory fellow of the Royal Literary Fund. The Prisoner's Wife is based on a true story told to her in a lift, by a World War II prisoner of war. Maggie visited Czechoslovakia, Poland and Germany as part of her research for the book, uncovering largely forgotten aspects of the war. Although the story can be harrowing at times, it's also about the power of friendship and of love.