Winter in Madrid Audiobook

" I thought I would hate this book, but it was great overall. Found it a little difficult to start off, but once I had warmed to the characters I found I couldn't wait to find out how it all ended for them all. "

" Erg goed boek. Spanning, goed verhaal, politiek, uit burgeroorlog in Spanje tijd van Franco, maar ook nog een roman erin. Erg goed geschreven, kan het zeker aanraden. "

" This is a long book for what is essentially a mild thriller. But it did keep my interest to the end, which certainly wasn't totally predictable. Likeable and despicable characters also pulled me in. "

" A very well done historical novel, with well developed complex characters. But the most significant thing for me was this was the first time I felt I was beginning to understand something of the confusion that was the Spanish Civil War. "

" Entertaining. Revealing on the civil war without getting preachy. Likable narrator. "

" Very similar style to Carlos Ruiz Zafon. Great story about a British spy that takes you in many directions. It kept getting better and better. I couldn't put it down at the end. The ending was the best part. "

" Obviously well researched so it gives and idea of life in Spain just after the Civil War. However the characters felt unreal so I didn't really care about them. Worth a read from a historical point of view. "

" This is a good book, more literary fiction than a spy thriller and quite a change from his Shardlake books. The jacket blurb compares it to Sebastian Faulks and Carlos Ruiz Zafon, and it does have elements of both: the wartime intrigue of Faulks and the Spanish atmosphere of Zafon. But this is a book of moral ambiguity and rich characterization, in which the brokenness of 1940 Spain comes through very painfully. It left me feeling sad, but sad because of good storytelling. "

" I really enjoyed this book. The story revolves around 4 people during the Spanish Civil War and World War II. The author did a great job describing the conditions in Madrid during this time. It's a great spy thriller with a love story. It's also very historical which I appreciated. "

" Great novel set shortly after the Civil war. I read it while living in Madrid and the places and names were so real to me. Fascinating. "

" I just didn't enjoy this book - it didnt grip me at all. "

" A reasonable read but falls between two stools - ends up being a love story which happens to be set in Franco's Spain. And given the length of the book, the ending was way too rushed. "

" A spy novel set in Fascist Spain in the 1930's and 1940's seemed like a sure thing too me. I liked the atmosphere the author was able to create but the story itself didn't work for me. I guess I will never be a fan of thrillers. "

" Good book for those who like historical fiction, kept my interest throughout, learned alot about that period of history "

" I'm thoroughly enjoying my reading at the moment. Another unexpected visit to Franco's time and a great, twisting story of love, war and espionage. A real page-turner! "

" This supposedly action-packed thriller is only thrilling if you find long conversations action-packed. It seems even the author got bored by the end - killing off most of the cast in one fell swoop. "

" I put this book on hold indefinitely. I got to page 70 and found it too boring to continue on reading. "

" enjoyed it but it was very sad too. I learned a lot about Spain as it relates to WW2. AND I liked how real it seemed regarding spies in that context - rather than the 007 approach. "

" Fine story, rather realistic, all but happy-go-lucky chance meetings in Franco controlled Madrid during World War II. "

" this book is definitely one of my favorite books it´s exactly what i was expecting to read, full of surprises and a lot of emotions involved in a story from Franco´s time and i´m trying to find another one as good as this one that can talk about love also involving historic events. "

" this book is amazing specially if you like historic novels!!! definitely worth reading "

" A good read, a change from his usual Tudor period. Very evocative of life in Spain during and after the civil war. "

" Harry Brett reluctantly spies on an old classmate in Spain during WW2. Atmospheric with believable characters, showing the hardships following the Spanish civil war. "

" Really liked this book. Quick paced and interesting read. "

" I love Sansom - his Shardlake series is a must-buy for me. I read this on the back of Shardlake and it has a very different theme... but I really enjoyed the read. Be warned, it has the same sardonic resolution you'd expect from Shardlake stories! "

" Although the beginning was slow going for me with a lot of political party references, I soon began to enjoy the pace and unsuspecting twists throughout the story. It is very well written, and not with the "fairy tale ending" you'd expect. "

" A cracker of a book. Sometimes a bit cliched, but on the whole completely gripping. Was up way too late last night finishing it - what a finale! "

" After reading The Shadow of the Wind, my history teacher lent me this, which is quite like it. Although it took a while to get into, I really enjoyed it. Overall, a gripping story with an unexpected, but very true-sounding ending "

" Muy buena imagen de la españa de la postguerra. Desenlace abrupto e inesperado. "

" A previous reviewer described it as a gentle plot. A very apt observation, it is just that. I became very absorbed in the characters and their fortunes. The ending seemed a little hurried but that was probably me hoping for a longer read. "

" Excellent! Another highly literate "mystery" by C.J. Sansom. What a complicated time it was---1940 in Madrid, just after the Spanish Civil War. Character finely drawn and plot gripping. Makes you want to read more history. "

" Absolutely loved 95% of the book. But in the last three chapters when the story reaches it's climax, it turns unrealistic and really harsh. So if you can handle an unsatisfying and somewhat unhappy ending, it's worth a read! "

" Heartbreaking, but it really transmits what the mood of Spain during that period must have been like. "