WINTER IN MADRID by C.J.SANSOM. This powerfully evocative and beautifully written novel is part history,part love story set in post-civil war Madrid.It tells the story of Harry Brett,a decent gentleman who becomes embroiled in the machinations of the British Secret Service. His patriotism,his loyalty and his love are all tested and he is forced to make difficult choices . It is a story of friendship and betrayal,loves lost and found and a yearning for a simpler world which will never return.This is a compelling and thrilling story told against the background of the grinding poverty and chaotic ruin of the once glorious Madrid.