A German bookseller flees the Nazis to open a Madrid shop, seeking refuge in literature as the Spanish Civil War erupts around her.
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A German bookseller flees the Nazis to open a Madrid shop, seeking refuge in literature as the Spanish Civil War erupts around her.
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"For as long as she can remember, Barbara Spiel has always found solace in books. Born in Germany and having come of age in a tumultuous era, she flees her home country as the Nazis rise to power in the early 1930s. Her destination? Madrid. There she's determined to realize her long-held dream of opening a bookshop and creating a safe haven for young idealists and independent thinkers to come together to transform the world. Yet Spain isn't immune from its own troubles. The winds of change are b...
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Sexual content
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Central wartime love story; sexual assault referenced, not highly explicit
Violence & gore
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Murder, beatings, torture, and siege violence in the Spanish Civil War
Profanity
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Substance use
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LGBTQ+ Rep.
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Religious content
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Magic & witchcraft
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No fantasy magic present
Occult / demonology
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No occult content present
Political content
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Central focus on fascism, Civil War factions, and political persecution
Self-harm / suicide
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Abuse & suffering
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Rape, torture, beatings, and imprisonment amid wartime cruelty
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