#6 Come From Afar

Come From Afar
by Gayle Reid

I've been home sick so have had lots of time to read. It may look at though I finished the last book and this book on the same day, but as I've been lying on the couch for the last three days with fever and no energy, today is the first day I've had the energy to write any blog posts.

Set during the Spanish Civil War, this book follows an Australian nurse as she leaves Australia, goes to Britain, marries and Englishman and moves to a small village in Spain (it soon becomes apparent that he is gay, thus their marriage is not a success. He commits suicide.), she then decides to serve in various military hospitals during the war, meets another man, has a baby, etc.

Alas, another book which, in my opinion, is not worth reading. It started off great: good pacing, interesting plot, lovely writing. But then the war. How many details did we need about the wounds she treated, the towns they moved to, the various factions in the war, the bombing, the food they ate, Hitler, Mussolini, Franco, and on and on and on. Of course, some of these details were necessary as the setting of the novel. But on and on and on. Really?

I skimmed through a lot of this novel (the politics mostly) cause I'm really not that interested in the Spanish Civil War, just to get to the end.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15108379-come-from-afar?from_search=true

Rating: 1/5
Recommendation: Only if you are really interested in the Spanish Civil War. Otherwise, don't bother.