THE
MULTIPLE AWARD-WINNING
NOVEL

BASED ON THE TRUE STORY

that unveils the fascinating, never before told story of Montse and Martí,
true survivors of the Spanish Civil War.

A story where love, hope and integrity are tested by the unspeakable
horrors of humanity’s darkest side.

AN INSPIRING STORY
IN TIMES OF HORROR

The Spanish Civil War, waged in the late 1930s, was one of the most destructive in European history, pitting families against one another. The fascist regimes supported the Nationalists, who ultimately won the war, while the Soviet Union, and American and European artists and writers, including Ernest Hemingway, backed the Second Spanish Republic.
Love in War is a new novel that portrays a passionate story of young love growing out of the cauldron of war. Based on a true story, it is being made into a TV Series. Prior to the war, Martí Cardo and Montserrat (Montse) Balaguer fell in love in the Catalonian town of Igualada, 70 kilometers from Barcelona. Montse, an accomplished artist, was the daughter of a wealthy banking family. Martí, the youngest son of a peasant farming family, trained to be a baker under the watchful eye of his godfather.
Their romance, which blossomed with notes passed secretly through a wall, was opposed by her parents. Also at odds with their budding love affair was Felix Castell, the ruthless, violent son of a vineyard owner and the town’s politically well-connected mayor. The arrogant young man ignored Montse’s rejections, and as a Republican Army officer in the chaos of the war, Felix used his power to try to kill Martí and possess his wife. Love in War is a story of integrity and faith, courage and devotion amid the most trying of times, on a national and personal level.

THE AUTHOR

STEWART LYTLE aspired to write novels like For Whom the Bell Tolls, the epic love story during the Spanish Civil War. When given the opportunity to write the astonishing love story of Martí and Montse by their very son and daughter, he saw it as fate.

After graduating from Princeton University, he set out to follow in Hemingway’s footsteps. He became a lifelong journalist, writing for several American newspapers.

Stewart was not a war correspondent like the young Hemingway, but was assigned as a national correspondent to cover the Pentagon and wrote articles about soldiers and sailors for newspapers across the country. He crawled through the mud with Marine snipers and landed on aircraft carriers. He also reported on military issues in Congress and at the White House.

Born in Birmingham, Alabama, Stewart now divides his time between Texas and Boston’s North Shore, where he lives with his wife, Mary. He is the author of the acclaimed novel Iron City Conspiracy.

IN DEVELOPMENT FOR A TOP-TIER TV SERIES

Love in War is a new novel that portrays a passionate story
of young love growing out of the cauldron of war.
Montse and Martí are meant to be the next (Titanic’s) Jack and Rose

BUY NOW!

“An intriguing but slow-paced love story”
Press review

“Gold Medals for Love In War”
Press review

“Historical Romance Wins Gold Medal”
Press review

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