A Valley of Betrayal

by Tricia Goyer

Book Overview

A Valley of Betrayal (Book 1 of 3, The Chronicles of The Spanish Civil War) For reasons beyond her control, Sophie finds herself alone in the war-torn Spanish countryside. What was once a thriving... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0802467679
• ISBN13: 9780802467676
• Release Date: February 2007
• Publisher: Moody Publishers
• Length: 319 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.3" x 8.4"

Customer Reviews

Spanish Civil War and a good story how can you go wrong

A Valley of Betrayal is a novel which takes place during the Spanish Civil War. I had seen a documentary on American Spanish Civil War Volunteers and I wanted to gain more knowledge on the subject. Had read "For Whom the Bell Tolls" by Hemingway which is a great book but does not go into much detail about the war itself. This book helps explain it and gives us a good story.

Excellent! Couldn't put it down!

Little is known about the Spanish Civil War by the average American. When I studied abroad in Spain for a semester in college, I learned so much about that beautiful country and its history. Spain will always occupy a space in my heart! I am a fan of international fiction - stories that make me feel like I've traveled to another country. This book was amazing. It took me back to my time in Spain and it really opens your eyes to another country's history. I finished it last night and am back today to order the 2nd book in the series. I can't wait to find out what happens!

Marvelous Must Read!

Tricia Goyer has a way of weaving a host of intriguing characters and chronicling the Spanish Civil War and tying it all together within a "page-turning book". I love the romance, the history, the story of Sophie who is caught up in the drama showing both sides of the heartache of war. And who along the way discovers that it's her passion that holds the key to so much!

A Valley You Won't Soon Forget

The Spanish Civil War, often ignored, is a prelude of sorts to World War II. Yet, it deserves to be more than a prelude, and Tricia Goyer gives it the attention it deserves through this new series of historical fiction, The Chronicles of the Spanish Civil War. In this war, the lines between the "good guys" and the "bad guys" are blurred. Fascism and Communism, neither of which seems desirable, are the two sides dividing the people of Spain who long for personal, religious, and political freedom. Other people from other countries come alongside the Spanish people to fight for and with them. Disillusioned Deion, a black man from Chicago who wants to escape from the racism of the American South. Artist Sophie, who traveled from Boston to Spain for love, but instead finding her life's purpose in war-torn Spain. German pilot Ritter, flying for the cause he believes in so strongly. Philip, accompanying his friend but finding his own desire to fight along the way. So many others, whose stories tug at our heartstrings as we read this complex story. To this reader who spent her adolescence at the end of the Cold War, reading about a time when Russians and Communism were seen as preferable by some, and not as enemies of the United States, seems a bit disconcerting. Knowing through hindsight that Communism in practice doesn't work as well as its ideals claim seems to add a fatalistic air around these characters laboring under its illusions and ideals. The stories here are compelling. The characters are well-rounded and sympathetic on both sides of this civil conflict. Tricia Goyer does a fantastic job of making sure we readers are not able to choose a side, and this ability to make the characters sympathetic accentuates the brutality and incongruity of this war. If you like the fiction of Bodie and Brock Thoene, you will enjoy this novel.

Rich Trip Back in Time

This book is a rich trip back in time to the days of the Spanish Civil War. I love history, in particular World War Two, and all I could tell you about the Spanish Civil War before was that it occurred immediately prior to World War Two and that the Russians and Germans prepared for that war on the battlefields in Spain. After reading this book, I know so much more, but all without losing the great entertainment and story I've come to expect in Tricia Goyer's books. From the first page to the last I was drawn in to this complex story about people living in impossible times. The book contains a rich mixture of characters to tell the story from a wide array of perspectives. Tricia has the ability to transport the reader back in time to Spain. I could see the buildings, smell the acrid air after another talk, and almost touch the colorful clothes. The challenges of the war and politics behind it were disturbing, but provided a backdrop for the faith of the people involved in the story. I highly recommend this book.