HERE NOTHING IS SURRENDERED: A PERSONAL DIARY. Brulé, Sylvia. Winnipeg, Cherry Publishers, 1987. 125pp. paper, $6.95, ISBN 0-9693071-0-1. Grades 10 and up Reviewed by A.L. Florence Volume 16 Number 4 1988 July This very personal account of the sights and sounds in war-torn Nicaragua will elicit a sympathetic response from the many Canadians concerned about Central America. Day-to-day encounters with both young and old, the search for explanations, and checks on current media information are included as Brulé finds them. Her fondness for the Nicaraguans is clear, as are her frustrations over heat, dust, transportation problems and language limitations. She portrays a warm, joyous people singularly lacking in resentment but determined to survive and maintain their independence at all costs. Stirred by the sight of maimed high-school-age veterans and hard-pressed young mothers, Brule is emotionally charged for her unexpected encounter with a self-assured contra leader on her return trip to Miami. Conscious of conflicting accounts emanating from Central America, the author travelled to Nicaragua early in 1987 with a Brandon Marquis Project tour for rural Manitobans to satisfy her curiosity and bring back her own firsthand account. A very readable diary of nineteen days "as they happened." Recommended for secondary level. A.L. Florence, Winnipeg, Man.