A prophetic 1933 novel has found a surprising second life – it holds lessons for us all
- Posted on October 18, 2025
- By The Guardian
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A prophetic 1933 novel has found a surprising second life – it holds lessons for us all
Sally Carson’s Crooked Cross was written and set during the rise of nazism. It shows both how extremism takes hold, and the moral certainty needed to resist it, says the Guardian’s chief culture writer, Charlotte Higgins
