Summary
The prequel to break-out debut phenomenon, The Partisan, following a young Greta as she journeys into the dark underbelly of France to rescue her lieutenant’s missing daughter, Morta.
‘An espionage story of high literary calibre’ - Strong Words Magazine
‘A dramatic and thoroughly immersive account of loyalty, ideology and betrayal’ - Guardian
‘A terrific new voice in spy fiction…A complex, action packed portrait of a continent in ferment’ - Mail on Sunday
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Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781529176186 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1529176182 |
| Author: | Patrick Worrall |
| Publisher: | Transworld Publishers Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 384 |
| Release Date: | 23 April 2025 |
| Weight: | 272g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm x 24mm |
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Critics Review
Worrall wonderfully conjures the maelstrom of postwar France… a dramatic and thoroughly immersive account of loyalty, ideology and betrayal * Guardian *In remarkably granular detail, Worrall conjures up a Fifties Paris where historical and fictional characters coexist * Sunday Times *A terrific new voice in spy fiction…A complex, action packed portrait of a continent in ferment * Mail on Sunday *Praise for Patrick Worrall * : *The advent of a real talent…One to watch. * Sunday Times *Immersive, intriguing, and intelligent - incredibly impressive, up there with the best in the genre. * Lee Child *A superb and immensely enjoyable read from an excitingly fresh and original new voice. * James Holland *
About The Author
Patrick Worrall
Patrick Worrall was educated at a comprehensive school in Worcestershire and King’s College, Cambridge. He has worked as a teacher in eastern Europe and Asia, a newspaper journalist, a court reporter at the Old Bailey, and the head of the Channel 4 News FactCheck blog. His first novel, The Partisan, was inspired by a World War Two photograph of three young female freedom fighters he saw in a museum in Kaunas, Lithuania. The Exile, his second novel, is a prequel to The Partisan. The Aristocracy is his third novel.
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