Sales, Joan
Uncertain Glory
- ISBN 13:
- 9780857051530
- author:
- Sales, Joan
- format:
- Paperback / softback
- publisher:
- MacLehose Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2016
- Pages:
- 464
- Dimensions:
- 19.8 x 13 x 2.9 centimetres (0.2
- Genre:
- Fiction & Literature, General, Fiction & Literature
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
In the midst of Spain's brutal civil war, Lieutenant Lluís Ruscalleda seeks intrigue in the Aragonese front. Instead, he finds himself entangled with the enigmatic lady of Castel de Olivo, a widow with a mysterious past. As Trini Milmany struggles to raise Lluís' son on her own, letters from the front become her only solace. Trini's decision to leave Barcelona and join Lluís' brigade in the winter will have far-reaching consequences for her family's fate. The fragile peace of the 'dead' fronts is short-lived, as the guns fall silent only briefly before resuming their deadly rhythm. A story of thwarted love, lost youth, and crushed illusions unfolds, drawing comparisons to the works of Dostoevsky and Stendhal. Joan Sales' Uncertain Glory is a gripping epic that explores the human cost of war and the complexities of the human heart.
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