Waiting for Robert Capa

Susana Fortes offers a gorgeously written <em>English Patient</em>-style novel about the real-life romance between two photojournalists furiously in love: Robert Capa and Gerda Taro. During the Spanish Civil War Capa and Taro risked everything documenting Francisco Franco's Fascist uprising--even as they risked everything for love. The two artists' passion stands out in sharp relief against the terrifying realities of war in this internationally acclaimed novel a book that will resonate with fans of <em>Possession</em> <em>Loving Frank</em> <em>Suite Francaise</em> and <em>Pan's Labyrinth</em>. With a film adaptation already underway from producer Michael Mann (<em>Public Enemies</em> <em>The Insider</em> <em>Manhunter</em> <em>Collateral</em>) Fortes' <em>Waiting for Robert Capa </em>is a tale that will touch millions of hearts mixing the poignancy of a timeless love story with the immediacy of a vivid snapshot from a bygone era.<br />