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Uncertain Glory
Uncertain Glory | Joan Sales
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SPAIN, 1937. Posted to the Aragonese front, Lieutenant Llus Ruscalleda eschews the drunken antics of his comrades and goes in search of intrigue. But the lady of Castel de Olivo - a beautiful widow with a shadowy past - puts a high price on her affections. In Barcelona, Trini Milmany struggles to raise Llus' son on her own, letters from the front her only solace. With bombs falling as fast as the city's morale, she leaves to winter with Llus' brigade on a quiet section of the line. But even on 'dead' fronts the guns do not stay silent for long. Trini's decision will put her family's fate in the hands of Juli Solers, old friend and traitor of easy conscience, a philosopher-cynic locked in an eternal struggle with himself. Joan Sales, a combatant in the civil war, distilled his experiences into a timeless story of thwarted love, lost youth and crushed illusions. A thrilling epic that has drawn comparison with the work of Dostoevsky and Stendhal, Uncertain Glory is a homegrown counterpart to classics such as Homage to Catalonia and For Whom the Bell Tolls.
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Uncertain Glory | Joan Sales
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Mtroiano
Uncertain Glory | Joan Sales
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Today‘s “snow day” is pretty disappointing considering there‘s not actually any snow but the day off may be just what I need to finish this book.

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This is the kind of book with writing so good it not only ignites my love for reading but also makes me want to write (and I am NOT a writer).
Happy Weekend, Littens! I wish I had the time to participate in #24in48 because I‘d like to just devour the rest of this book today but, sadly, I do not. I hope you‘re all having fun, though!

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readordierachel I love NYRB covers 😍 5y
Mtroiano @readordierachel same! ❤️ 5y
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#BookMail- Got my October #NYRB book club book. It's translated from Catalan, which makes it a pretty timely pick since Catalonia just voted for independence from Spain.

batsy Fabulous cover! 7y
Oftencantdecide @batsy It's from a Miro painting! 7y
batsy @Oftencantdecide Oh, nice! Loved whatever I've seen of his work. 7y
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