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A Forbidden Love by Kerry Postle

The Indomitable Spirit

A Forbidden Love by Kerry Postle is a heart wrenching historical novel that will stir your emotions as you read.

The action is set during the Spanish Civil War of 1936 – 1939. The author has clearly researched thoroughly and woven fact and fiction together to educate and inform as well as entertain. I knew very little about this topic but now I do.

War brings out the very best and the very worst in people. There were some who used the premise of war to commit the most inhumane and barbaric acts. The reader shudders to hear there are ‘lists.’ Terrible atrocities were committed against women and girls. Evil really did have a face.

The opposite side of the coin was the innate goodness and bravery of some on both sides. Some risked their own lives to do good in a time of evil, as people were smuggled to safety.

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