The diary left behind on the Rambla de Catalunya as fascism storms into Barcelona in 1938 reveals the story of Clara Philipsborn, the only Communist in her merchant-class German-Jewish family, who dodges the ascent of Hitler to volunteer in the Spanish Civil War as a nurse and translator, only to be betrayed by a Stalinist lover and accused of spying for the Fascists. As Clara witnesses and participates in events in Germany and in Spain, she learns from scientists, family members, medical students, patients, fellow medical ...
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The diary left behind on the Rambla de Catalunya as fascism storms into Barcelona in 1938 reveals the story of Clara Philipsborn, the only Communist in her merchant-class German-Jewish family, who dodges the ascent of Hitler to volunteer in the Spanish Civil War as a nurse and translator, only to be betrayed by a Stalinist lover and accused of spying for the Fascists. As Clara witnesses and participates in events in Germany and in Spain, she learns from scientists, family members, medical students, patients, fellow medical workers, international anti-fascist volunteers, from Spain's multicultural past, and from her own errors, that her identity and her affiliations transcend national, cultural, gender, and political boundaries.
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