20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000

Dark Night, Black Horse

by J.G. Harlond

Description

A true story about a young boy who 'rescues' his father's favourite black stallion from Nationalist troops during the Spanish Civil War. The events take place in Coín in Andalucía, southern Spain.

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Rights Information

All rights available. There is a Spanish translation also available on Kindle only. The story is very cinematic and would make an excellent mini series for tv.

Marketing Information

This story is suitable for inclusion in the following type of anthologies:

family stories

stories about Spain

Spanish Civil War stories

horse & animal stories

stories about smuggling and contraband

y.a anthology -

true stories

Endorsements

'Set against a background of fear and mistrust, this simple tale of a young boy who faces danger to regain his father's good favour, does an excellent job in illustrating the challenges faced by rural civilians during the Spanish Civil War.. At the same time it provides us with a heart-warming tale of Diego the smuggler of contraband, whose valuable stallion is 'saved' by the ingenuity of his eight year-old son. A super little story made all the more meaningful by the author's note explaining that this is based on a true story.' (Jean Gill, award winning author of fiction and non-fiction)

Reviews

'Harlond is very skilled at holding her reader's attention, even to the bitter end.' (CMT Stibbe, Author of "Chasing Pharoahs")

'A wonderful little read that beautifully evokes the countryside and the time period with an added dash of suspense that makes it very satisfying.' (DR Kristin Gleeson, author of fiction and non-fiction)

Bibliographic Information

Publisher Famelton Publishing
Publication Date June 2014
Orginal LanguageEnglish
Publication Country or regionUnited Kingdom
FormatEbook
Pages28
ReadershipGeneral
Publish StatusPublished
EditionKindle
Page range28