Author: K D Conway

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Published: 2021-01-12

Total Pages: 426

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It is said that history does not repeat, but rather it rhymes ...Today, Spain is a modern, civilized, and progressive society, and it is difficult to imagine that less than 100 years ago that father was set against son, brother against brother, and neighbor against neighbor, in a fight to the death. But yet it was. From 1931 to 1936 Spain descended into chaos, disorder, and widespread violence, and then, from 1936 to 1939 a horrific Civil War erupted.In Holy Ghost, the reader follows as three exceptional young people through their journey into this inferno. Beginning as passionate friends in their years at the university in Salamanca, their backgrounds and perspectives highlight the fault lines of Spanish society that could not hold. Jaime is a traditional Spaniard and ardent Nationalist who joins the military after graduation and admires General Franco. Montse, from a grand and progressive Catalan family, becomes a journalist decrying the inequities of traditional Spanish Catholic society, in hopes she can be a part of remaking the country. Xavi, a Basque, joins the priesthood and rescues religious in danger from under the noses of Republican forces. Back and forth the forces of good and evil push against one other, and in the end, we can see that these times are a mirror of our own."Kelly Conway's debut novel is an original, heartbreaking work of fiction. It is the story of three young Spaniards from different backgrounds and perspectives who become caught up in the maelstrom of the Spanish Civil War. Holy Ghost transports the reader to provide insight into the powerful events that broke loose in Spain in the 1930s. His dialogues are fluid, and the reader feels transported, as if in a postcard, as the characters fight for survival and redemption. It is both a compelling novel, and a serious work."-Jesus Palacios, Historian, Author with Stanley Payne of Franco, a Personal and Political Biography