This book presents an extraordinary epic of love, family, & war set in the Basque town of Guernica before, during, & after its destruction by the German Luftwaffe during the Spanish Civil War. In 1935, Miguel Navarro finds himself in conflict with the Spanish Civil Guard & flees the Basque fishing village of Lekeitio to make a new start in Guernica, the centre of Basque culture & tradition. Once there, he finds more than just a new life
- he finds someone to live for. Miren Ansotegui is the charismatic & graceful dancer he meets & the two discover a love they believe nothing can destroy.. . Rich in the history of the region, the Red Baron, the Luftwaffe & even Picasso make appearances in Guernica as the fate of the Navarro family is traced through the early decades of the twentieth century.