The Traitors
A True Story of Blood, Betrayal and Deceit
$27.84
- Paperback
336 pages
- Release Date
27 March 2018
Summary
An epic tale of love, dishonour, bravery, cowardice, betrayal and high-treason. Beautifully written. A stunning debut
Playboy. Fascist. Strongman. Thief.
Traitors.
John Amery is a drunk and a fanatic, an exiled playboy whose frail body is riven by contradictions. Harold Cole is a cynical, murderous conman who desperately wants to be seen as an officer and a gentleman. Eric Pleasants is an iron-willed former wrestler; h…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781473620353 |
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| ISBN-10: | 147362035X |
| Author: | Josh Ireland |
| Publisher: | John Murray Press |
| Imprint: | John Murray Publishers Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 336 |
| Release Date: | 27 March 2018 |
| Weight: | 180g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 128mm x 24mm |
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Critics Review
Startlingly vivid … unmistakably a book of our times – Prospect Magazine
An epic tale of love, dishonour, bravery, cowardice, betrayal and high-treason. Beautifully written. A stunning debut - Damien Lewis
An epic tale of love, dishonour, bravery, cowardice, betrayal and high-treason. Beautifully written. A stunning debut - Damien LewisThis debut by a ‘superb young narrative historian’ is an ‘enthralling’ look at British treachery during the Second World War - BooksellerThis debut by a ‘superb young narrative historian’ is an ‘enthralling’ look at British treachery during the Second World War - BooksellerA terrific read that is lucid, insightful and beautifully written. Josh Ireland’s masterful prose breathes life into these complex, deceitful, yet profoundly fascinating traitors. Set against a backdrop of violent extremism and political failure, The Traitors rings a loud warning bell from history - Giles MiltonA terrific read that is lucid, insightful and beautifully written. Josh Ireland’s masterful prose breathes life into these complex, deceitful, yet profoundly fascinating traitors. Set against a backdrop of violent extremism and political failure, The Traitors rings a loud warning bell from history - Giles MiltonJosh Ireland’s achievement is to tell the story of some of Britain’s most inglorious, notorious and vainglorous characters in the most glorious and elegant way. He provides a warning for our times from this true story, painting the most vivid of pictures with the sharpest of novelist’s pens - John BewJosh Ireland’s achievement is to tell the story of some of Britain’s most inglorious, notorious and vainglorous characters in the most glorious and elegant way. He provides a warning for our times from this true story, painting the most vivid of pictures with the sharpest of novelist’s pens - John BewAbout The Author
Josh Ireland
Josh Ireland is a writer and editor. He lives in London and is the author of The Traitors (2017), an Observer book of the year, and Churchill & Son (2021), a Daily Telegraph book of the year. He has also ghosted a number of top-five Sunday Times bestsellers and written for the Daily Telegraph, Prospect, Spectator and the Times Literary Supplement.
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