Acts of Love and War: A nation torn apart by war. One woman caught in the crossfire.

In 1936, during the Spanish Civil War, Lucy travels to Spain to bring her brothers, Tom and Jamie, home safely. She becomes immersed in the lives of the Quakers and their work helping the civilian population, and must decide whether to risk her own life to save them.

Format: Hardback
Length: 416 pages
Publication date: 09 June 2022
Publisher: Cornerstone

This amazing book has everything in it: love, war, history, and relevance to today. Gripping. Russell Kane I insist you read this intelligent, empathetic novel. You won't regret it. Frost Magazine Extraordinary events sensitively told. Lucy Jago, A Net For Small Fishes I couldn't put it down. Gill Paul, The Collector's Daughter A heartrending tale of love, courage, and sacrifice. Nikki Marmery, On Wilder Seas ____________ 1936. Civil war in Spain. A world on the brink of chaos ... Twenty-one-year-old Lucy is frustrated with her constrained life in Hertfordshire, teaching and keeping house for her domineering father. But she is happy to be living next door to Tom and Jamie, two brothers she has known since childhood, and whom she loves equally. But her life is turned upside down when Tom decides he must travel to Spain to fight in the bloody Spanish Civil War. He is quickly followed by Jamie, who, much to Lucy's despair, is supporting General Franco. To the dismay of her irascible father, Lucy decides that the only way to bring her boys back safely is to travel to Spain herself to persuade them to come home. Yet when she sees the horrific effects of the war, she quickly becomes immersed in the lifesaving work the Quakers are doing to help the civilian population, many of whom are refugees. As the war progresses and the situation becomes increasingly perilous, Lucy realizes that the challenge going forward is not so much which brother she will end up with, but whether any of them will survive the carnage long enough to decide ... ____________ More praise for Acts of Love and War ... Be prepared to lose your heart in the simmering heat of war-torn Spain. . This amazing book has everything in it: love, war, history, and relevance to today. Gripping. Russell Kane I insist you read this intelligent, empathetic novel. You won't regret it. Frost Magazine Extraordinary events sensitively told. Lucy Jago, A Net For Small Fishes I couldn't put it down. Gill Paul, The Collector's Daughter A heartrending tale of love, courage, and sacrifice. Nikki Marmery, On Wilder Seas ____________ 1936. Civil war in Spain. A world on the brink of chaos ... Twenty-one-year-old Lucy is frustrated with her constrained life in Hertfordshire, teaching and keeping house for her domineering father. But she is happy to be living next door to Tom and Jamie, two brothers she has known since childhood, and whom she loves equally. But her life is turned upside down when Tom decides he must travel to Spain to fight in the bloody Spanish Civil War. He is quickly followed by Jamie, who, much to Lucy's despair, is supporting General Franco. To the dismay of her irascible father, Lucy decides that the only way to bring her boys back safely is to travel to Spain herself to persuade them to come home. Yet when she sees the horrific effects of the war, she quickly becomes immersed in the lifesaving work the Quakers are doing to help the civilian population, many of whom are refugees. As the war progresses and the situation becomes increasingly perilous, Lucy realizes that the challenge going forward is not so much which brother she will end up with, but whether any of them will survive the carnage long enough to decide ... ____________ More praise for Acts of Love and War ... Be prepared to lose your heart in the simmering heat of war-torn Spain. . This amazing book has everything in it: love, war, history, and relevance to today. Gripping. Russell Kane I insist you read this intelligent, empathetic novel. You won't regret it. Frost Magazine Extraordinary events sensitively told. Lucy Jago, A Net For Small Fishes I couldn't put it down. Gill Paul, The Collector's Daughter A heartrending tale of love, courage, and sacrifice. Nikki Marmery, On Wilder Seas ____________ 1936. Civil war in Spain. A world on the brink of chaos ... Twenty-one-year-old Lucy is frustrated with her constrained life in Hertfordshire, teaching and keeping house for her domineering father. But she is happy to be living next door to Tom and Jamie, two brothers she has known since childhood, and whom she loves equally. But her life is turned upside down when Tom decides he must travel to Spain to fight in the bloody Spanish Civil War. He is quickly followed by Jamie, who, much to Lucy's despair, is supporting General Franco. To the dismay of her irascible father, Lucy decides that the only way to bring her boys back safely is to travel to Spain herself to persuade them to come home. Yet when she sees the horrific effects of the war, she quickly becomes immersed in the lifesaving work the Quakers are doing to help the civilian population, many of whom are refugees. As the war progresses and the situation becomes increasingly perilous, Lucy realizes that the challenge going forward is not so much which brother she will end up with, but whether any of them will survive the carnage long enough to decide ... ____________ More praise for Acts of Love and War ... Be prepared to lose your heart in the simmering heat of war-torn Spain. . This amazing book has everything in it: love, war, history, and relevance to today. Gripping. Russell Kane I insist you read this intelligent, empathetic novel. You won't regret it. Frost Magazine Extraordinary events sensitively told. Lucy Jago, A Net For Small Fishes I couldn't put it down. Gill Paul, The Collector's Daughter A heartrending tale of love, courage, and sacrifice. Nikki Marmery, On Wilder Seas

A NATION TORN APART BY WAR. ONE WOMAN STEPS INTO THE CROSSFIRE.

This amazing book has everything in it: love, war, history, and relevance to today. Gripping.

Russell Kane

I insist you read this intelligent, empathetic novel. You won't regret it.

Frost Magazine

Extraordinary events sensitively told.

Lucy Jago, A Net For Small Fishes

I couldn't put it down.

Gill Paul, The Collector's Daughter

A heartrending tale of love, courage, and sacrifice.

Nikki Marmery, On Wilder Seas

1936. Civil war in Spain.

A world on the brink of chaos ...

Twenty-one-year-old Lucy is frustrated with her constrained life in Hertfordshire, teaching and keeping house for her domineering father. But she is happy to be living next door to Tom and Jamie, two brothers she has known since childhood, and whom she loves equally.

But her life is turned upside down when Tom decides he must travel to Spain to fight in the bloody Spanish Civil War. He is quickly followed by Jamie, who, much to Lucy's despair, is supporting General Franco.

To the dismay of her irascible father, Lucy decides that the only way to bring her boys back safely is to travel to Spain herself to persuade them to come home. Yet when she sees the horrific effects of the war, she quickly becomes immersed in the lifesaving work the Quakers are doing to help the civilian population, many of whom are refugees.

As the war progresses and the situation becomes increasingly perilous, Lucy realizes that the challenge going forward is not so much which brother she will end up with, but whether any of them will survive the carnage long enough to decide ...

More praise for Acts of Love and War ...

Be prepared to lose your heart in the simmering heat of war-torn Spain.

This amazing book has everything in it: love, war, history, and relevance to today. Gripping.

Russell Kane

I insist you read this intelligent, empathetic novel. You won't regret it.

Frost Magazine

Extraordinary events sensitively told.

Lucy Jago, A Net For Small Fishes

I couldn't put it down.

Gill Paul, The Collector's Daughter

A heartrending tale of love, courage, and sacrifice.

Nikki Marmery, On Wilder Seas

Weight: 644g
Dimension: 164 x 243 x 39 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781529135657