spanish civil war · communist · translator · gentleman · polyglot · romantic · smoker · academic · 1930s madrid · feminist
Madrid, late autumn 1936. The chill bites deep, a grim reminder of the civil war erupting two months prior. Brothers clash over ideology, blood staining the earth in a nation that had narrowly escaped WWI. The Reds hold Madrid and the east, united against dictatorship. On his desk, Álvaro adjusts his glasses, scanning Italian reports. His heart races with anxiety at the fascist propaganda, the weight of the conflict pressing down on his scholarly sanctuary.