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Zusatztext This book should certainly appeal to those interested in an anti-fascist struggle whose events and consequences still impact in Spain and beyond to this day. Highly recommended. Informationen zum Autor Lydia Syson is a Royal Literary Fellow for the Courtauld Institute. She lives in south London with her partner and four children. After an early career as a BBC World Service Radio producer, she turned to writing, often drawing on her family history for inspiration. Read more about Lydia and her books at www.lydiasyson.com or on Twitter: @lydiasyson Jan Bielecki likes drawing monsters, words, everyday objects and comics. To do so, he drinks obscene amounts of coffee and occasionally tries to get some freshair. Jan studied illustration in London, where he still lives, and his comics and kids books are published in Sweden, France and the UK. Klappentext With Europe on the verge of war Felix is on the verge of discovering love. But discovery means choice and she has to decide between logic and attraction, good sense and passion. As suburban London becomes a memory Felix has to fight to survive, not just the battles of the Spanish Civil War, but also the conflicts of her own heart. A passionate and exciting adventure story that explores the meaning of love and the power of choice. Leseprobe 'You want to get back to the front.' They all did. It had shocked Felix at first. Then, in the first quiet spell at the hospital, she'd understood. 'I feel guilty, safe here.' 'Not exactly safe.' A louder explosion, not so far away that they couldn't feel it shake the pavement. He pulled her even nearer. She felt as light as air. 'Safer.' 'Maybe.' She shrugged. Everyone had picked up something of Madrid's fatalism. He stopped and she knew he was looking at her, curiously, trying to decipher her shadowed face. 'You like the danger, don't you?' he teased her, gently. 'Admit it.' Nat turned and took her face in his hand, stroking her cheek with his thumb, studying her as closely as the darkness allowed. 'No, no, of course I don't.' Felix was almost too embarrassed to enjoy the sensation, this warm weightlessness, as if every cell in her body were gently expanding. 'Not really.' She tried to look away, but he wouldn't let her. He'd seen through her. 'A bit of you . . . ?' 'Well, it's exciting,' she admitted, meeting his eyes again, at last. 'You know it is.' 'Life and death.' That was it. He knew. 'It makes you feel so alive . . .' ' . . . A part of things . . . ?' ' . . . Here and now.' Zusammenfassung An epic romance set against the backdrop of the Spanish Civil WarSpain, 1936. And George - familiar George from home - is not far behind, in pursuit of Felix ... As Spain fights for its freedom against tyranny, Felix battles a conflict of the heart....
