daahero.blogg.se - Dominion by cj sansom

What did you find most frightening about Sansom's alternate vision of 1950s Great Britain? What was most realistic about it? Was there anything you thought might turn out differently given the particular scenario with which the novel begins?

Consider the historical moment Sansom created in Dominion.

Who was your favorite character? What about this character appealed to you, and why? Are there particular choices individual characters make that resonated strongly with you?

Dominion follows many characters across the sweep of Sansom's epic story.

What does Dominion say about the tension between fighting for the common good and protecting one's own family in times of war and oppression? What did you make of David's decision to join Churchill's Resistance? Would you have made the same choice in his shoes? Why or why not?.

History The best books about the Spanish Civil War.Sansom has a good eye for detail that brings the time alive Guardian A convincing and moving historical novel, which is also an exciting thriller. The result is a tense, literate page-turner, full of twists, authentic detail and real pathos, a superb achievement Sansom wears his research lightly and gets right under the skin of his characters. Independent An unsentimental and utterly fascinating portrait of Spain in 1940. His non-pareil evocations of time and place anchor his characters with satisfying precision Sansom adroitly draws the disparate strands of his ambitious saga together. Sansom is an intimate and compelling tale which offers a remarkable sense of history unfolding, and the profound impact of impossible choices.

In a vivid and haunting depiction of wartime Spain, Winter in Madrid by C. Meanwhile Sandy's girlfriend, ex-Red Cross nurse Barbara Clare, is engaged in a secret mission of her own – to find her former lover Bernie Piper, a passionate Communist in the International Brigades, who vanished on the bloody battlefields of the Jarama. Sent to gain the confidence of old school friend Sandy Forsyth, now a shady Madrid businessman, Harry finds himself involved in a dangerous game – and surrounded by memories. Into this uncertain world comes Harry Brett: a traumatized veteran of Dunkirk turned reluctant spy for the British Secret Service. Britain now stands alone while General Franco considers whether to abandon neutrality and enter the war.

Sansom.ġ940: The Spanish Civil War is over, and Madrid lies ruined, its people starving, while the Germans continue their relentless march through Europe. A special 10th anniversary edition of the standalone bestseller, Winter in Madrid, by the author of the much-loved Shardlake series, C.