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Tomorrow Perhaps the Future

Tomorrow Perhaps the Future

Following Writers and Rebels in the Spanish Civil War

Summary

In our age of political divisions, this portrait of the women outsiders who took part in the Spanish Civil War asks questions of solidarity and resistance.

'Glorious... so beautifully rendered, so powerful'

ANNA FUNDER, author of Wifedom

In the 1930s, women and men from across the world made their way to Spain to be part of what they saw as a historic fight for freedom from fascism. Tomorrow Perhaps the Future follows extraordinary outsiders who were determined to live out their lives with courage and conviction.

Sarah Watling weaves together the experiences of a host of writers and activists, including Nancy Cunard, Martha Gellhorn, Jessica Mitford and Virginia Woolf, and searches out the stories of the photographer Gerda Taro and the Harlem nurse Salaria Kea. Throughout, she explores solidarity, art and resistance, finding answers that are as vital today as they were almost a century ago.

‘A fascinating study’
OBSERVER

‘Engrossing and impressive
NEW STATESMAN

* A NEW YORKER BOOK OF THE YEAR *

Reviews

  • Glorious... The stories are so beautifully rendered, so powerful
    Anna Funder, author of Wifedom

About the author

Sarah Watling

Sarah Watling is the author of Noble Savages, for which she was awarded the Tony Lothian Prize. She holds degrees from the Universities of Cambridge and London, and was a 2020 a Silvers Grant recipient.
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