Death's Other Kingdom

A heart-rending account of a Spanish village torn apart by the coming of the Civil War, Death's Other Kingdom offers a rare humanist and female voice on a conflict which has otherwise been colonised by political commentary and male perspectives. A powerful balance to the cruelty of Orwell's Homage to Catalonia, Woolsey's intimate portrait reveals the human cost of war through the eyes of ordinary villagers caught in extraordinary times.

Woolsey, a poet, was married to Gerald Brenan, one of the Bloomsbury set who became the English authority on Spain with the publication of South from Granada. Her unique position allowed her to witness and record the devastating impact of the Civil War with both literary grace and unflinching honesty.

This edition features a new afterword by Michael Jacobs, author of The Factory of Light and a leading authority on Andalucía, making it a perfect addition to the current wave of highly popular Spanish travel writing.