Winter in Madrid |
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 | Having an interest in the Spanish civil war and liking crime novels, i thought this would be just right, but found it all wrong.Yet another book that relies, in the plot, on improbable coincidences that feel like a deception, an easy way out. Life in postwar Madrid does not seem real, although it may be well-researched. The writing is overblown - too many adjectives, too many unnecessary awkward details: (his eyes went flickering over the desk...)and the characters talk in a kind of ... read more.
Written by C.J. Sansom. Published 06 January 2006. rrp £16.99. Published by Macmillan.Hardcover. | |
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