A Bookseller In Madrid

Madrid, 1934. The winds of change are sweeping through Spain under the Second Republic, and Bárbara Spiel, a young German woman who has fled Nazi Germany, opens a small bookstore in the heart of the city. Her shop quickly becomes a sanctuary, a place to dream of a free and hopeful future, where young idealists and independent thinkers can gather, share ideas, and imagine a better world.

But when the Spanish Civil War erupts, Bárbara finds herself confronting a familiar terror. Hounded by Francoist fascists, Stalinist checas, and even the German Gestapo, she must fight to protect her bookstore, her community, and the Spanish Socialist parliamentarian she has fallen in love with. In a country spiraling into hatred and violence, Bárbara clings to literature and love as lifelines, determined to survive and preserve the ideals she holds dear.

Told with breathtaking historical accuracy and emotional depth, A Bookseller in Madrid is a story of courage, resilience, and hope. It is an inspiring tribute to the power of books to sustain the human spirit in the darkest of times.