num_pages: 549
description: 1940: The Spanish Civil War is over, and Madrid lies ruined, its people starving, while the Germans continue their relentless march through Europe. Britain now stands alone while General Franco considers whether to abandon neutrality and enter the war.Into this uncertain world comes Harry Brett: a traumatized veteran of Dunkirk turned reluctant spy for the British Secret Service. 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. 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.
language: English
title: Winter in Madrid
titlecomplete: Winter in Madrid
characters: Sandy Forsyth, Harry Brett, Bernie, Barbara  Allen
genres: Fiction, Historical, War, World War II, Mystery, Thriller, Spanish Civil War, Historical Fiction, Espionage, Spain
ratings_count: 16869
places: Madrid, Spain
publisher: Pan Books (UK)