Summary
Spring, 1941. Britain is losing the war.
Paris is occupied by the Nazis, dark and silent at night. But when the clouds part, and moonlight floods the city, a Resistance leader called Mathieu steps out to begin his work.
The fighters of the French Resistance are determined not to give up. These courageous men and women - young and old, aristocrats and nightclub owners, teachers and students - help downed British airmen reach the border with Spain. In farmhouses and rural church…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781474602921 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1474602924 |
| Author: | Alan Furst |
| Publisher: | Orion Publishing Co |
| Imprint: | Weidenfeld & Nicolson |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Release Date: | 13 June 2017 |
| Weight: | 226g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 128mm x 22mm |
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Once again, Furst succeeds in turning human history into tense, humane - and in parts surprisingly sexy - drama
Furst’s ability to recreate the terrors of espionage is matchless - Robert Harris
In the world of the espionage thriller, Alan Furst is in a class of his own - William BoydAs delicately crafted as John le Carre at the height of his George Smiley years, it is a delight from the first page to the last… Seductive, unexpectedly sexy… It is quite superb - Daily Mail on Spies of the BalkansDazzling… If you are a John le Carre fan, this is definitely a novel for you - James Patterson on Mission to ParisAbout The Author
Alan Furst
Alan Furst is widely recognised as the master of the historical spy novel. Now translated into eighteen languages, he is the author of fourteen novels including MIDNIGHT IN EUROPE, SPIES OF THE BALKANS - a TV Book Club choice - THE SPIES OF WARSAW, which became a BBC mini-series starring David Tennant and THE FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT. Born in New York, he lived for many years in Paris, and now lives on Long Island.
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