A Mortal Spring
1/4 Cloth
1980 · New York And London
by Umbral, Francisco and translated by Helen R. Lane
New York And London: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1980. Second Printing. 1/4 Cloth. 0151623384 . A Second Printing in Fine condition housed in a dust-jacket of equal value ; Francisco Umbral's A Mortal Spring tells the story of a young girl, Gisa, who is forced to flee her homeland during the Spanish Civil War. She ends up in a refugee camp in France, where she meets a mysterious boy named Santiago. Gisa and Santiago begin a dangerous journey across France in search of Gisa's family. Along the way, they are pursued by the French military and the Gestapo, and they must rely on each other to survive. A Mortal Spring is an exciting, suspenseful story that will captivate readers from beginning to end.; 8vo; 184 pages . (Inventory #: 58789)