I am so excited to be taking part in the blog tour for Acts
of Love and War today. I received a copy of this book as part of the blog tour.
It’s 1936 and the Civil War in Spain is about to shatter
peace in Europe. Lucy is 21 years old and living a comfortable life as a
teacher in Hertfordshire, but everything changes when her nineteen year old
neighbour Tom announces that he is going to fight in Spain.
Lucy and her neighbours, brothers Tom and Jamie, grew up
together and she can’t bear the idea of anything happening to them. Then, when
Jamie announces that he will also go to Spain, but to help the opposite side, Lucy
realises that she needs to join them in order to bring them home safely.
Lucy decides to join a humanitarian effort organised by the
Quakers to help the Spanish children. As she travels to Spain her life will
never be the same again.
This is such a beautifully written book that sweeps you
away. The beauty of Spain is vividly described alongside the horrors of war.
I was fascinated by the Quaker involvement in providing help
to the refugees – I hadn’t known about this before reading this book.
This is an amazing book and I highly recommend it if you
enjoy historical fiction.
5 stars
