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A World Between Us (2012)

by Lydia Syson(Favorite Author)

3.72 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

1471400093 (ISBN13: 9781471400094)

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Hot Key Books

review 1: The Spanish Civil War setting is the only explanation I can think of for this book's inclusion on the 2013 Guardian Children's Fiction award longlist. Offhand, I don't know of any other YA books focusing on the International Brigade and the fight against Fascism in Spain, 1936-39. This one is well-researched, showing protests against Blackshirts in London as well as the experiences of soldiers, ambulance drivers, and nurses in Spain. The young characters are less convincing, though. Felicity, known as Felix, is training to be a nurse but wants to be a surgeon; Nat works for a printer and is an artist but decides to join the fight in Spain. They are both 17, and Felix's brother's friend George, who is older, completes the triangle. Syson brings out the difficulties of disti... morenguishing truth from propaganda and even right from wrong in such a confusing conflict, but not through character development.
review 2: This book, however well written, did sometimes prove rather tedious with its monotonous and rather predictable outcome. The only mystery it entailed was that of Dolores, and why she chose to kill whilst taking the form of someone who symbolised hope and survival. It seemed rather convenient that George was eradicated from the picture, but hey, that's war. All in all, this book did lack the numerous twists and turns that, is it were added would make it more interesting, but it was a good, simple read. :) less

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