A fragile hope,
by Alfredo Behrens
leer en españoller em português A review of Clifford Thurlow’s We Shall Pass, published by Luath Press, Edinburgh.In his poignant novel We Shall Pass, Clifford Thurlow delivers a masterful narrative that echoes the emotional depth of Hemingway’s For Whom the Bell Tolls, while charting its own course through the tumultuous landscape of the Spanish Civil War.At its heart is a love story that transcends class barriers. Robert "Robbie" Gillan, a working-class Scotsman, and Alice Sheridan, daughter of a British intelligence officer, forge an unlikely bond amid the chaos of war. Their relationship unfolds with a tenderness reminiscent of Orwell's reflections on human connection in times of conflict.Thurlow's prose shines in moments of quiet intensity: "They knew nothing about each other a...