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- Annie
- 10-04-09
realistic characters in historical context
I have read all of CJ Sansom's mysteries set in/around the reign of Henry VIII and the establishment of the Church of England. i enjoyed the historical context and mystery plot. I was a bit hesitant to purchase Winter in Madrid as I did not know what to expect in terms of treatment of the very diverse and violent political movements of the time. I found the book to be quite enjoyable because of Sansom's creation of characters who are not perfect, but are wrestling either with post-war apathy or their pre-conceived notions of the "right" political stance. the story does not have a nice, "happy ever after ending", but this too is in keeping with the times. I enjoyed learning more about Spain's history both pre and post WWII as part of the plot development, and it has prompted me to take on some non-fiction reading of Franco and England's and France's role in keeping an authoritarian, rightist regime in power at the expense of the less wealthy/connected members of the society. Morally questionable?, that's for each person to decide, but pragmatically - it almost always comes back to kick you in the teeth (Shah- Iran; Allende-Chile...the list goes on). an enjoyable, and thoughtful read.
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- Jeff
- 02-11-13
Grim is an understatement
Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?
I would not recommend this book to anyone who I considered a friend without giving them the contact information for the local suicide hotline. The story was extremely depressing and really didn't need to be.
What was most disappointing about C. J. Sansom’s story?
The ending was unreasonably sad. The main character had a bittersweet life which continued to sour. Sansom could have let him have some happiness at least.
Have you listened to any of Gordon Gordon’s other performances before? How does this one compare?
I don't think I have heard him perform before, but he was magnificent.
Did Winter in Madrid inspire you to do anything?
Yes. It inspired me to not read Dominion. If Sansom writes another Shardlake mystery, however, I will give it a shot. I have listened to all of those--that's the only reason I bothered with Winter in Madrid.
Any additional comments?
Sansom is a skilled writer whose ability to paint with words is marvelous. If I were to see any of his characters on the street I feel sure I would recognize them--they seem that clear and that real. His works are exceptionally well researched and very true to the period and events he tries to capture. The plots are excellent, including the one for this book. This book starts a little slow, but there was a lot of groundwork to lay. The pace picks up at the end of part one and he builds suspense steadily until the end. I just hated to see the story end with such despair and lack of hope, especially for Harry--I couldn't help but feel that he might have been better off to have died at Dunkirk.
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- Kindle Customer
- 08-09-09
Needed to erase from my memory.
As a fan of CJ Sansom and historical novels, I purchaed the not-yet-reviewed, "Winter in Madrid." I haven't read very many books about the Spainish Civil War and looked forward to an interesting and complex story. Historically accuate or not, the novel is filled with wholly unlikeable and pathetic characters. By the end, unscrupulous Sandy was the only sympathetic character. I forced myself to finish this long, dismal novel. I was left with such a "bad taste in my mouth" I immediately started, "Inherent Vice," by Thomas Pynchon to erase, "Winter in Madrid," from my memory.
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- Patricia McIntosh
- 02-01-10
A good "listen.
"Winter in Madrid (Unabridged)" is a thoughtful and interesting novel set in a period not well known by many. I found it absorbing and enlightening. I recommend it.
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- Sarah
- 05-12-13
Not Sansom's Best
Any additional comments?
I bought this because I like Sansom's Matthew Shardlake stories. This is not as good. Alan Furst does this genre much better.
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- Allen E Feltzin
- 09-23-12
war weary and bleak
Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?
If I were only interested in the Spanish Civil War it would have been fantastic fiction. I thought that I was reading about espionage. This was more political than espionage. Worn torn Spain was the main character. If I had known that I would not have listenened to the book.
What was your reaction to the ending? (No spoilers please!)
I hated it but understood it.
Have you listened to any of Gordon Gordon’s other performances before? How does this one compare?
He was excellent.
Did Winter in Madrid inspire you to do anything?
to be more careful in what I listen too. Mr Sansom's other series was fantastic. I liked espionage and thought that was what I was getting. I feel misled.
Any additional comments?
The main characters, two out of three, were weak and not that interesting. This is a book about the atrocity that was the Spanish Civil War. As a historical document it is probably excellent.
I was looking for escapist fiction and clearly picked the wrong novel.
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- Adrian
- 08-26-17
historical mystery/thriller at its best.
Fascinsting period of Spanish history often overshadowed by the events of ww1 and ww2. Well written with a carefully constructed suspensful climax with many surprises. I enjoyed this book immensely.
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- Richard
- 12-17-12
Shardlake fans will be disappointed
The very negative reviews of this book might well be the result of the jarring difference in style, tone, and narrative from the Shardlake series. Winter in Madrid is written in a literary style" with a weak plot, third person narration, flashbacks, and a generally bleak mood. As a fan of the Shardlake series I was unpleasantly surprised by all of the above. I wouldn't consider Winter in Madrid to be a failure or a bad novel, but it was neither what I expected or enjoyed. For anyone interested in the Spanish Civil War I would recommend Orwell's Homage to Catalonia.
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- M. Minton
- 05-31-10
Should have been a soap instead of a spy novel
True, it did have some of the elements of a spy novel but it better fit a soap with all of the touchey feeley drivel it put the reader through. It was a waste of money.
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- Anonymous User
- 09-03-21
Atmospheric
Winter in Madrid is a surprisingly feel-good story set in the climactic world of post-revolution Russia. Very enjoyable.
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- Length: 20 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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1952. Twelve years have passed since Churchill lost to the appeasers and Britain surrendered to Nazi Germany. The global economy strains against the weight of the long German war against Russia still raging in the east. The British people find themselves under increasingly authoritarian rule - the press, radio, and television tightly controlled, the British Jews facing ever greater constraints.
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Not Shardlake, but pretty good...
- By Margaret on 03-23-14
By: C.J. Sansom
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While Still We Live
- By: Helen MacInnes
- Narrated by: Kate Reading
- Length: 22 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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English girl Sheila Matthews accepts an invitation to holiday in Poland, the country where her father died in mysterious circumstances. When German bombers begin pounding Warsaw, she decides against returning home and is recruited by the Polish underground. Playing a dangerous game as a double agent, Sheila must use all her skill to stay one step ahead of the Gestapo. But soon the Germans begin to suspect her and she flees to the forest, to be reunited with the enigmatic Captain Adam Wisniewski, now a wanted partisan.
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Loved the audio version
- By Amazon Customer on 07-27-22
By: Helen MacInnes
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The Tea Rose
- By: Jennifer Donnelly
- Narrated by: Jill Tanner
- Length: 28 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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East London, 1888 - a city apart. A place of shadow and light where thieves, whores, and dreamers mingle, where children play in the cobbled streets by day and a killer stalks at night, where bright hopes meet the darkest truths. Here, by the whispering waters of the Thames, Fiona Finnegan, a worker in a tea factory, hopes to own a shop one day, together with her lifelong love, Joe Bristow, a costermonger's son. With nothing but their faith in each other to spur them on, Fiona and Joe struggle, save, and sacrifice to achieve their dreams.
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Wow. Wow wow wow!
- By I like to shop on 04-26-16
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We Shall Remember
- By: Emma Fraser
- Narrated by: Jane MacFarlane
- Length: 14 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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1939. Irena is a young medical student living in Warsaw when the German army invade Poland. Those closest to her are dying and when Irena realises that no one is coming to Poland's aid, it's clear that she is alone. Forced to flee to Britain, Irena meets Richard, a RAF pilot who she's instantly drawn to and there's a glimmer of happiness on the horizon. And then the war becomes more brutal and in order to right a never-forgotten wrong Irena must make an impossible decision.1989.
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OH MY
- By Mame on 01-12-15
By: Emma Fraser
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Goodnight, Vienna
- By: Marius Gabriel
- Narrated by: Karen Cass
- Length: 11 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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1937. Katya Komarovsky is studying medicine in Glasgow, living among friends and eager to begin her career as a doctor. But when her spendthrift parents announce that they’ve run out of money and are facing ruin—and that she’ll now have to support them by working as a governess in Vienna—the life she’s dreamed of goes up in smoke. Furiously resentful, Katya rages at her wealthy employer, Thor, for stealing her future—and saddling her with twelve-year-old Gretchen, a deeply troubled child who has only a blazing musical talent to redeem her.
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Outstanding Story!
- By My Cats Mom on 02-20-23
By: Marius Gabriel
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Finding Rebecca
- By: Eoin Dempsey
- Narrated by: Napoleon Ryan
- Length: 9 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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Nothing could keep Christopher and Rebecca apart: not her abusive parents, or even the fiancé she brought home after running away to England. But when World War II finally strikes the island of Jersey, the Nazi invaders ship Rebecca to Europe as part of Hitler’s Final Solution against the Jewish population.
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Immature Writing
- By S06N on 11-04-15
By: Eoin Dempsey
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The Last Hours in Paris
- A Novel
- By: Ruth Druart
- Narrated by: Daphne Kouma, Jess Nesling, Ben Jacobsen
- Length: 12 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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Paris 1944. Elise Chevalier knows what it is to love…and to hate. Her fiancé, a young French soldier, was killed by the German army at the Maginot Line. Living amongst the enemy, Elise must keep her rage buried deep within. Brittany 1963. Reaching for the suitcase under her mother’s bed, Josephine Chevalier uncovers a secret that shakes her to the core. Determined to find the truth, she travels to Paris, where she learns the story of a forbidden love as a city fought for its freedom. And of a betrayal so deep that it would change the course of two young lives forever.
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I loved this book!
- By Bob L. on 10-19-22
By: Ruth Druart
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The Silver Music Box
- The Silver Music Box, Book 1
- By: Mina Baites, Alison Layland - translator
- Narrated by: Jane Oppenheimer
- Length: 8 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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1914. For Paul, with love. Jewish silversmith Johann Blumenthal engraved those words on his most exquisite creation, a singing filigree bird inside a tiny ornamented box. He crafted this treasure for his young son before leaving to fight in a terrible war to honor his beloved country - a country that would soon turn against his own family. A half century later, Londoner Lilian Morrison inherits the box after the death of her parents. Though the silver is tarnished and dented, this much-loved treasure is also a link to an astonishing past.
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Mixed Thoughts
- By Kindle Customer on 01-08-18
By: Mina Baites, and others
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Leaving Berlin
- A Novel
- By: Joseph Kanon
- Narrated by: Corey Brill
- Length: 11 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Berlin, 1948. Almost four years after the war's end, the city is still in ruins, a physical wasteland and a political symbol about to rupture. In the West a defiant, blockaded city is barely surviving on airlifted supplies; in the East the heady early days of political reconstruction are being undermined by the murky compromises of the Cold War. Espionage, like the black market, is a fact of life.
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Espionage In Berlin 1948
- By Sara on 01-04-16
By: Joseph Kanon
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Trapeze
- By: Simon Mawer
- Narrated by: Kate Reading
- Length: 11 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Barely out of school and doing her bit for the British war effort, Marian Sutro has one quality that makes her stand out—she is a native French speaker. It is this that attracts the attention of the SOE, the Special Operations Executive, which trains agents to operate in occupied Europe. Drawn into this strange, secret world at the age of nineteen, she finds herself undergoing commando training, attending a “school for spies,” and ultimately, one autumn night, parachuting into France from an Royal Air Force bomber to join the Wordsmith resistance network.
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Parents beware--not for students
- By TMP on 10-29-18
By: Simon Mawer
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Half in Shadow
- A Novel
- By: Gemma Liviero
- Narrated by: Sarah Naughton, Alex Wyndham
- Length: 12 hrs and 2 mins
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1915. In German-occupied Belgium, a tragic loss forces Josephine Descharmes to navigate dangerous new territory. By day it’s compliance, serving German officers at the Hotel Métropole. By night it’s resistance, working with her brothers underground to help Allied soldiers and civilians cross the border into Holland. Both paths put her and her family at great risk. As Josephine struggles to keep her family safe, Arthur, a grief-stricken English soldier trapped behind enemy lines, finds purpose and hope with Josephine and her work.
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Outstanding!
- By H. Painter on 02-13-22
By: Gemma Liviero
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The Lines We Leave Behind
- By: Eliza Graham
- Narrated by: Stina Nielsen
- Length: 11 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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England, 1947: A young woman finds herself under close observation in an insane asylum, charged with a violent crime she has no memory of committing. As she tries to make sense of her recent past, she recalls very little. But she still remembers wartime in Yugoslavia. There she and her lover risked everything to carry out dangerous work resisting the Germans - a heroic campaign in which many brave comrades were lost. After that, the trail disappears into confusion. How did she come to be trapped in a living nightmare?
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Excellent
- By LoRe Bolling on 03-24-19
By: Eliza Graham
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Flame of Resistance
- By: Tracy Groot
- Narrated by: Carine Montbertrand
- Length: 12 hrs and 31 mins
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A retelling of the Old Testament tale of Rahab the harlot, Flame of Resistance takes place in Nazi-occupied France. After American fighter pilot Tom Jaeger is shot down and harbored by the French Resistance, he figures prominently in a plan to infiltrate a Germans-only brothel. With the fates of multitudes hanging in the balance, Tom’s life—and the life of a prostitute named Brigitte—take on an importance that will reverberate through history.
By: Tracy Groot
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The Return of Faraz Ali
- A Novel
- By: Aamina Ahmad
- Narrated by: Homer Todiwala, Nina Wadia
- Length: 12 hrs and 11 mins
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Not since childhood has Faraz returned to the Mohalla, in Lahore’s walled inner city, where women continue to pass down the art of courtesan from mother to daughter. But he still remembers the day he was abducted from the home he shared with his mother and sister there, at the direction of his powerful father, who wanted to give him a chance at a respectable life. Now Wajid, once more dictating his fate from afar, has sent Faraz back to Lahore, installing him as head of the Mohalla police station and charging him with a mission.