


An intellectually, and martially, disillusioned Hemingway who becomes fascinated with young journalist Martha Gellhorn two talented photographers, Robert Capa and Gerda Taro Arturo Barea, Madrid’s foreign press officer, and his Austrian deputy Ilsa Kulcsar.

There are, in fact, three couples with romantic ties and reasons for becoming involved in the political struggles of 1936 Madrid, as told by Vaill in Hotel Florida. Toss in Ernest Hemingway and base it all on real events, and you’ll have a mesmerizing nonfiction read. Throw a love story into a war zone, and you’ll likely have a riveting tale. Hotel Florida: Truth, Love, and Death in the Spanish Civil War
