THE WINDS OF CHANGE by Joan Fallon
The spotlight is on Joan Fallon and her historical fiction novel, The Winds of Change, a story of love, intrigue, and betrayal before the Spanish Civil War.
“Ms Fallon has the talented ability to bring her fictional characters to life; you are there with them, discretely observing what they do and say – wishing you could join in with their conversations, and become an integrated part of this vigorous story.” —Helen Hollick, author
The Winds of Change by Joan Fallon
The Winds of Changeis a story of love, loyalty and betrayal on the eve of the Spanish Civil War, when the country is political turmoil with strikes and demonstrations, unemployment is high and the people are starving.
In this complicated love triangle we meet Ramon, a member of the Republican Left, who has accidentally killed a policeman and is on the run from the Guardia Civil and Hugo, the son of the wealthy owner of a local sherry bodega. Both men are in love with Clementina, the beautiful daughter of a well-known gypsy horse trader but there are obstacles in both their paths.
Hugo finds that when he tries to see Clementina again, both his parents and hers do everything they can to stop him.
Meanwhile, Ramon's brother, Pedro, is arrested and imprisoned because he will not reveal his brother's whereabouts to the Guardia Civil. Now Ramon has to choose between his brother and the woman he loves.
This fast-moving historical novel is a story of love, politics, class prejudice, intrigue, and betrayal in the year leading up to the Spanish Civil War.
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“Joan Fallon brings us a revealing portrayal of life in pre-civil war Spain. This is an evocative tale of the hardships endured by the very poorest and the injustices they suffered at the hands of those in positions of power and influence.” —Susan Carew, author
About Joan Fallon
Teacher, management trainer and business woman, the Scottish-born novelist, Joan Fallon moved from the UK to Spain in 1998 and dedicated herself to full-time writing. She is now the self-published author of eighteen books, many of which are historical novels set in southern Spain, and focus on two distinct periods in the country’s history, the Spanish Civil War and Moorish Spain.
More recently she had turned her attention to writing contemporary crime fiction, with a series of novels entitled The Jacaranda Dunne Mysteries but her love of historical fiction has lured her back to writing about Spain in the 20th century in her latest novel The Winds of Change.
Book Title: The Winds of Change
Author: Joan Fallon
Publication Date: 30th September 2023
Publisher: independently published
Page Length: 322
Genre: historical fiction / 20th century
