The Heart Has Its Reasons
About
North-East Spain, 1938.
Annie Munro, a fierce but compassionate nurse, has come a long way from the working-class streets of Aberdeen.
Drawn by a determination to make a difference, she joins an international brigade of volunteers risking everything to help those on the frontline of the Spanish Civil War.
Amid relentless air raids and dwindling supplies, she and her fellow nurses navigate survival, friendship, and the fragile hope of love in a world on fire.
When a wounded figure is carried into the train-hospital, Annie comes face to face with Eddie - the childhood sweetheart she thought she had left behind.
As old feelings ignite and the war closes in, Annie must decide how much she is willing to sacrifice: for her patients, for a cause, and for a love that might not endure the next attack.
Praise for this book
I really enjoyed this book. I loved the strong female character. The book was well written and the story line was very interesting. A good historical fiction piece.
I loved this book! It's the story of Annie, a young Scottish nurse who came of age in the 1930's, a time of great turbulence, competing ideologies, and worsening violence in Europe in the years leading to the rise of Hitler.
The Spanish Republic--the legitimately elected government--was fighting the forces of General Franco, who'd grabbed power to establish his fascist dictatorship, causing the Spanish Civil War.
Committed to stand against injustice, Annie chose to join a group of international volunteers, making the treacherous journey across the Pyrenees Mountains into Spain, to resist Franco's forces by helping to treat soldiers wounded in the bloody war.
It's about tragic losses and deep friendships forged in the midst of great danger, and a sweet love story, interrupted by her sense of duty and sacrifice in the effort to save lives on the war's front lines.