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Guernica [Kindle Edition]

Dave Boling
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'love, loss, action, romance, drama and tradition in the face of adversity...you won't be able to put it down.'
--Woman's Own

'Where Picasso's painting so vividly captured the hellfire of the town's destruction, this book fills in the humanity. The characters, the culture and the landscape are all lovingly described.'
--New Statesman

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An extraordinary epic of love, family, and war set in the Basque town of Guernica before, during, and after its destruction by the German Luftwaffe during the Spanish Civil War. In 1935, Miguel Navarro finds himself in conflict with the Spanish Civil Guard and flees the Basque fishing village of Lekeitio to make a new start in Guernica, the centre of Basque culture and tradition. Once there, he finds more than just a new life – he finds someone to live for. Miren Ansotegui is the charismatic and graceful dancer he meets and the two discover a love they believe nothing can destroy . . . Rich in the history of the region, the Red Baron, the Luftwaffe and even Picasso make appearances in Guernica as the fate of the Navarro family is traced through the early decades of the twentieth century. 'A heart-rending yet life-affirming story' Daily Mail

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  • Format: Kindle Edition
  • File Size: 673 KB
  • Print Length: 388 pages
  • Page Numbers Source ISBN: 0330460668
  • Publisher: Picador (3 July 2009)
  • Sold by: Amazon Media EU S.à r.l.
  • Language English
  • ASIN: B003QHZGI0
  • Text-to-Speech: Enabled
  • Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (80 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #14,616 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful
Good - but not great 25 Jan 2010
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Everyone has heard of Guernica, the Basque town that was savagely bombed by the Luftwaffe on 26 April 1937, and most are aware of the famous painting by Picasso which, since the fall of fascism, has been on display in Madrid. Conveying the horror of that incident is not easy and this novel does it through the lives of two families related by marriage: the Ansotegui family - headed by the hard-working farmer Justo, married to Mariangeles, and father to the dancer Miren - and the Navarro family - centred on brothers Dodo, a fisherman, and Miguel, a carpenter. Miren and Miguel marry and have a beautiful daughter Catalina and befriend a blind soapmaker Alaia. In this story, some will live, some will die and some will be maimed both physically and psychologically. There are 'guest' appearances by some actual historic personages.

In many respects, this is an impressive work. For American journalist Dave Bowling, this is a formidable first novel - wonderfully researched, carefully structured, and immensely readable. His narrative of 370 pages starts in 1893 and ends in 1940 with the actual bombing - a very moving account - occuring almost exactly half way through. However, the publishers promote the novel as comparable to "Captain Corelli's Mandolin" and, while both deal with love and war, "Guernica" is simply not in the same class as Louis de Bernières' work. Here all the leading characters are one-dimensional (noble and/or heroic), the dialogue is stilted and undifferentiated between the characters, and the portrayal of the Basque cause is overly simplistic (in a Author's Note at the end, Boling states: "I tried not to tax the reader with elaborations on the complex and volatile politics at work at the time" - something that Bernières was willing to do).
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
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Guernica, what can I say.
Most of us have an image of Spain during the civil war .I live in Spain in the Campo & see all around me the legacy left behind by the Franco regime.
This book is so well written,thoughful, provocative & tender. I felt almost part of the whole story & part of the families that are within it's pages.
Although having seen the painting that Picasso did of Guernica until reading this book I truly hadn't considered the reality.
I for one couldn't put it down , I cried with happiness, frustration & grief .First book written about Spain that I have truly connected with. Buy it enjoy the journey.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Slow start 14 Aug 2009
Format:Paperback
Having some background knowledge of the Spanish Civil War and also having enjoyed "Captain Correlli's Mandolin" I thought this book would make a good holiday read. Well it was "ok" but certainly not a patch on Captain Correlli. Very slow first half as the characters are introduced. The writing style is pretty ordinary and I must admit being tempted just to give up. The pace does pick up with the attack which I thought was well explained and gets across some of the harrowing events which occurred. The end of the story is contrived.

This would probably work better as a film than a book
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Very Slow Start
Got this for my reading group. I couldn't get beyond page 50 Characters cardboard cutouts. Of the group of 7 one liked it rest hated it. Read more
Published 11 days ago by David Slater
Stunning Read
When I closed this book I wondered if it were possibly one of the best books I have ever read, certainly at this moment in time I can't think of anything better. Read more
Published 18 days ago by KEN SCOTT author
@kindlescout recommendation
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Published 1 month ago by Atlantic
Nibbles pleasantly, but has no bite.
When I first started reading this book, I thought it was going to be 5-star. It's intelligently written, the descriptions set the scene of Spain in the early 1900s, and there are... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Jikky
Tragedy and Triumph
I can't believe this is a first and only offering by Mr Boling! The pace is just right. It never drags and never races off with you. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Mr. W. J. Neil
A wonderful insight into the horror of Guernica and a sensitve love...
I thoroughly enjoyed this book as story and for the historical insight. Many people know more about Picasso's painting than the real horror of Guernica and the struggle of the... Read more
Published 5 months ago by Miss J
Guernica... Excellent
Definitely one of the best holiday books I have ever read. A thoroughly enjoyable captivating book, which made me laugh and cry!
Published 6 months ago by vikki
One of my favourite reads for this year
Until I read this novel my only knowledge of `Guernica' was as a place in the Basque region of Spain that had come under attack during the Spanish Civil War. Read more
Published 6 months ago by LindyLouMac
Fine story telling
"Guernica" is the well-written saga of two families living in the Basque Region of northern Spain in the first part of the 20th Century. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Blue in Washington
I can really recommend this
I am three quarters of the way through Guernica, and so far it has been a fascinating and poignant account of one family's experience of the Spanish Civil War. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Jane Ray
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Justo learned from Miguel that if you lose someone you love, you need to redistribute your feelings rather than surrender them. You give them to whoever is left, and the rest you turn towards something that will keep you moving forward. &quote;
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