Listen to a sample
Tomorrow Perhaps the Future
- Author
- Sarah Watling
- Narrator
- Sarah Watling
- Publisher
- Random House
- Publish Date
- 9 February 2023
- Run Time
- 11 hours 30 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
Not available in your country
We don't have the rights to sell this audiobook where you are. If it's already in your library you can still listen to it in My Books.
What to expect
Brought to you by Penguin.
In our age of political divisions, this portrait of the women outsiders who took part in the Spanish Civil War asks questions of solidarity and resistance.
In the 1930s, women and men from across the world made their way to Spain to be part of what they saw as a historic fight for freedom from fascism. Tomorrow Perhaps the Future follows extraordinary outsiders who were determined to live out their lives with courage and conviction.
Sarah Watling weaves together the experiences of a host of writers and activists, including Nancy Cunard, Martha Gellhorn, Jessica Mitford and Virginia Woolf, and searches out the stories of the photographer Gerda Taro and the Harlem nurse Salaria Kea. Throughout, she explores solidarity, art and resistance, finding answers that are as vital today as they were almost a century ago.
'Glorious... so beautifully rendered, so powerful'
ANNA FUNDER, author of Wifedom
‘A fascinating study’
OBSERVER
‘Engrossing and impressive’
NEW STATESMAN
* A NEW YORKER BOOK OF THE YEAR *
©2023 Sarah Watling (P)2023 Penguin Audio
Critics Review
-
Glorious... The stories are so beautifully rendered, so powerful
Anna Funder, author of Wifedom
-
A fascinating study... Watling's protagonists are flawed but brave, battling fascism with guts.
Observer
-
In her engrossing and impressive book, Sarah Watling looks at some of those women who went to war, not just to fight fascism or scratch the itch of adventure but also to show what women could do.
New Statesman
-
Provocative, compelling narratives of women on the front lines of fighting fascism... A powerful, moving cautionary tale for today.
Helen Zia, author of The Last Boat Out of Shanghai
See more reviews See fewer reviews
-
Watling's study marks her determination to write women into the history books... This is a serious, scholarly work, which also brings her group of writers, poets and activists vividly to life.
Spectator
-
A brilliant, impassioned, and much-needed tribute to the women who used their art to fight fascism... Extraordinary and captivating.
Heather Clark, author of Red Comet
-
Watling's narrative, inserting vivid glimpses of the conflict to situate her shuffling of a deck of characters who themselves embodied complex and evolving ideas, is expertly balanced.
Times Literary Supplement
-
Fascinating... Sarah Watling brings alive with great vividness a small cast of disparate characters who travelled to Spain during the Civil War... Watling brings all these passionate characters together with great aplomb.
Daily Mail
-
Watling deploys a wealth of firsthand testimony and archival materials, not in service of a conventional work of history but in an extended consideration of contemporary concerns.
New Yorker
-
In her exhilarating book, Sarah Watling follows a handful of brilliant intellectuals as they wrestle with the nature of duty in a morally complicated world.
Mail on Sunday
User Reviews
No reviews yet.
Details
- Author
- Sarah Watling
- Narrator
- Sarah Watling
- Duration
- 11 hours 30 minutes
- Release Date
- 9 February 2023
- ISBN
- 9781529909616
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Random House
- Genre
- Biography: historical, political and military, Social and cultural history, Civil wars, Revolutions, uprisings, rebellions, Gender studies: women and girls
Synopsis
Brought to you by Penguin.In our age of political divisions, this portrait of the women outsiders who took part in the Spanish Civil War asks questions of solidarity and resistance.In the 1930s, women and men from across the world made their way to Spain to be part of what they saw as a historic fight for freedom from fascism. Tomorrow Perhaps the Future follows extraordinary outsiders who were determined to live out their lives with courage and conviction.Sarah Watling weaves together the experiences of a host of writers and activists, including Nancy Cunard, Martha Gellhorn, Jessica Mitford and Virginia Woolf, and searches out the stories of the photographer Gerda Taro and the Harlem nurse Salaria Kea. Throughout, she explores solidarity, art and resistance, finding answers that are as vital today as they were almost a century ago.'Glorious... so beautifully rendered, so powerful'ANNA FUNDER, author of Wifedom‘A fascinating study’OBSERVER‘Engrossing and impressive’NEW STATESMAN* A NEW YORKER BOOK OF THE YEAR *©2023 Sarah Watling (P)2023 Penguin Audio
About xigxag
xigxag is an independent, UK-based audiobook platform and the UK's only B Corp certified audiobook company. We offer nearly 150,000 audiobooks, all with professional human narration. No AI-generated voices. xigxag is rated an Ethical Consumer Best Buy for audiobooks and a top-rated ethical bookshop.
There is no subscription. You buy the audiobooks you want, you own them permanently, and prices start at $13.95. The more you listen over the year, the less you pay per book, and there is always a selection in Listen for Less from $7.95. You can also send audiobooks as gifts using our audiobook gift cards or in-app gifting.
Every audiobook on xigxag has honest reviews covering both the book and the narration, and our community features make it easy to share what you are listening to, discover what others recommend, and find your next listen.
Download or stream on iOS, Android, or in your browser. Browse the full catalogue at xigxag.co.uk.