Description
| Product ID: | 9780330460668 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Guernica |
| Authors: | Author: Dave Boling |
| Page Count: | 384 |
| Subjects: | Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary, Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945) |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating Selected as a Richard & Judy Summer Read for 2009. <p>An extraordinary epic of love, family, and war set in the Basque town of Guernica before, during, and after its destruction by the German Luftwaffe during the Spanish Civil War.<br><br> In 1935, Miguel Navarro finds himself in conflict with the Spanish Civil Guard and flees the Basque fishing village of Lekeitio to make a new start in Guernica, the centre of Basque culture and tradition. Once there, he finds more than just a new life – he finds someone to live for. Miren Ansotegui is the charismatic and graceful dancer he meets and the two discover a love they believe nothing can destroy . . .<br><br> Rich in the history of the region, the Red Baron, the Luftwaffe and even Picasso make appearances in <i>Guernica</i> as the fate of the Navarro family is traced through the early decades of the twentieth century.<br><br> 'A heart-rending yet life-affirming story' <i>Daily Mail</i></p> |
| Imprint Name: | Picador |
| Publisher Name: | Pan Macmillan |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2009-04-21 |
