CJ Sansom is among my favorite writers, particularly for his unparalleled creation of Matthew Shardlake, who I've talked about so much my husband thought he was a real person. I started this book with some trepidation, however, wondering how I would feel about a non-Shardlake Sansom novel. The Mad...
This was actually the first ebook I started when I first got my Kobo Glo. However, I didn't finish it until recently. Truth be told, I'd never made it past the 70 pages mark since I found the story slow and the Dutch translation, for lack of a better way to describe it, weird. Set between the Span...
Disclaimer: English review below all those ugly German words. Krieg gegen die eigenen Leute, in Zeiten wo es "neutral" nicht mehr gibt. „Winter in Madrid“ war vielleicht nicht das Buch, das ich erwartet habe. Ich habe es mir gekauft, weil mir die Reihe um Matthew Shardlake von C.J. Sansom so gut g...
bookshelves: historical-fiction, mystery-thriller, war, spies, revenge, published-2006 Read in February, 2009 A wonderful read, and so interesting from a historical point of view. Need to gen up on Kim Philby now.---I have indulged in too much fast and over the top fiction recently so this is a ...
I quite enjoy C.J. Sansom's Matthew Shardlake novels, and I'm really excited by the idea of Dominion, his latest release; so I was hoping to really enjoy Winter in Madrid as it combines two of my favourite things-spies and Spain.However, Winter in Madrid was not quite as good as I wanted it to be. I...
Set in Madrid just after the Spanish Civil War, this is the story of a reluctant spy. Harry Brett, a traumatised veteran of Dunkirk, who is persuaded to take up a post as translator at the British Embassy in Madrid as a cover for his real mission - discovering exactly what his old school friend, San...
Very personal for me as my dad was an international brigader. I've always understood why he did not want to share his experiences with his family. After reading this I feel I understand that even more. It is fiction but really makes you feel engaged with the people, place and times. A very good book...
I recall this book being a recommendation to me as a result of my love for [b:The Shadow of the Wind|9529|The Shadow of the Wind (The Cemetery of Forgotten Books, #1)|Carlos Ruiz Zafón|https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1347296353s/9529.jpg|3209783]. I subsequently picked this up and was dr...
The premise of the novel I found very compelling, because I don't know of any other novel that deals with the nature of Britain's wartime relationship (economically and diplomatically) with Francoist Spain. In Sampson's novel, you have Harry Brett, a "traumatized veteran of Dunkirk turned reluctant ...
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