Summary
‘A word of advice: don’t start reading this page-turner at bedtime, or you’ll be staying up all night.’ Psychologies, France
Werner Zilch was adopted as an infant, and knows nothing of his biological family. But when, in 1970s New York, he meets the family of Rebecca, the woman he has fallen in love with, a mysterious link means he must uncover the truth of his past, or run the risk of losing her.
Spanning 1945 Dresden, the Bavarian Alps and uncovering Operation …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781473658066 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1473658063 |
| Author: | Adélaïde de Clermont-Tonnerre |
| Publisher: | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Imprint: | Hodder Paperback |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 352 |
| Release Date: | 26 February 2019 |
| Weight: | 250g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 131mm x 24mm |
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Adelaide de Clermont-Tonnerre weaves an enigmatic, funny, sensuous web, crossed by characters which we will struggle to forget.
Adelaide de Clermont-Tonnerre weaves an enigmatic, funny, sensuous web, crossed by characters which we will struggle to forget. - Le Figaro
We’ve long awaited this elegant, delicate and feverish voice, always ready to tell us of the great romantic destinies of complex, disturbing and passionate characters. - Elle FranceA romantic, well-executed bombshell of a book, built like a 1965 Maserati Sebring. - Le PointAbout The Author
Adélaïde de Clermont-Tonnerre
Adelaide de Clermont-Tonnerre is the author of two novels. Her first, Fourrure, won five literary prizes in France. Le Dernier des Notres was the winner of both the Academie Francaise Grand Prix du Roman and the 2016 inaugural Filigranes prize, awarded to the book with the widest general appeal. It was on the longlist for the 2016 Renaudot prize, on the shortlist of four for the 2016 Landerneau prize, and longlisted for the Prix de Flore.
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