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1. Jan 01,  · Fans of Carlos Ruiz Zafón’s The Shadow of the Wind and Sebastian Faulks’s Birdsong will fall in love with Winter in Madrid, the arresting new novel from C.J. Sansom. In September , the Spanish Civil War is over and Madrid lies in ruins while the /5.

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2. C. J. Sansom, the internationally bestselling author of the novels Winter in Madrid and Dominion and the Matthew Shardlake Tudor Mystery series, earned a Ph.D. /5(K).

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3. Nov 16,  · Madrid has one of the highest concentrations of restuarants in Europe. There are so many choices when it comes to eating out it can be a little bit overwhelming. In winter, make sure you get indoors and enjoy one of the many welcoming bars and restaurants serving tapas.

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4. Jan 17,  · The weather in Madrid in winter is generally clear, crisp and dry which means that walking in the city is a fine way to get around. This gives you the chance to see the city sights, explore pop-up Christmas markets and dip in and out of cafes en route while continuously getting a .

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5. Oct 02,  · If you’re heading to Madrid in winter you’ll have plenty of opportunities to make the most of the off-peak prices and fewer crowds that Madrid attracts during the summer months. Madrid is a relatively dry city all year round, however, during the peak winter months, it can get as low as a chilly °C (approx 44°F).

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6. A vivid and haunting depiction of wartime Spain, Winter in Madrid is an intimate and riveting tale that offers a remarkable sense of history unfolding and the profound impact of impossible choices.

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7. Winter in Madrid by C.J. Sansom is a stand alone novel, its history happening after the Spanish Civil War, in I had a short chat about the book with my tutor and he knows the book and the author and said that in general the picture depicted is historically accurate. I like that in historical fiction books.

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8. Jan 28,  · WINTER IN MADRID by C.J. Sansom ‧ RELEASE DATE: Jan. 28, The uneasy relationship of three British schoolmates haunts their adult lives during the first years of Francisco Franco’s dark Spanish dictatorship in a novel from the author of the excellent Matthew Shardlake Tudor detective stories (Sovereign, , etc.).

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9. Winter in Madrid While wintertime in Madrid sees lower temperatures and increased precipitation (usually in the form of rain—snow in the city itself is rare) in the winter months, the holiday magic throughout the city makes this time of year worth considering for a visit.

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