ISBN: 9780739327951

In January 1945, in the waning months of World War II, a small group of people begin the longest journey of their lives: an attempt to cross the remnants of the Third Reich, from Warsaw t… Mehr…

In January 1945, in the waning months of World War II, a small group of people begin the longest journey of their lives: an attempt to cross the remnants of the Third Reich, from Warsaw to the Rhine if necessary, to reach the British and American lines. Among the group is eighteen-year-old Anna Emmerich, the daughter of Prussian aristocrats. There is her lover, Callum Finella, a twenty-year-old Scottish prisoner of war who was brought from the stalag to her family's farm as forced labor. And there is a twenty-six-year-old Wehrmacht corporal, who the pair know as Manfred-who is, in reality, Uri Singer, a Jew from Germany who managed to escape a train bound for Auschwitz. As they work their way west, they encounter a countryside ravaged by war. Their flight will test both Anna's and Callum's love, as well as their friendship with Manfred-assuming any of them even survive. Perhaps not since The English Patient has a novel so deftly captured both the power and poignancy of romance and the terror and tragedy of war. Skillfully portraying the flesh and blood of history, Chris Bohjalian has crafted a rich tapestry that puts a face on one of the twentieth century's greatest tragedies-while creating, perhaps, a masterpiece that will haunt readers for generations. "From the Hardcover edition." Media ><

2008, ISBN: 9780739327951

Random House Large Print, Paperback, Auflage: Large Print, 576 Seiten, Publiziert: 2008-05-06T00:00:01Z, Produktgruppe: Book, 0.64 kg, Literature & Fiction, Large Print, Formats, Specialt… Mehr…

Random House Large Print, Paperback, Auflage: Large Print, 576 Seiten, Publiziert: 2008-05-06T00:00:01Z, Produktgruppe: Book, 0.64 kg, Literature & Fiction, Large Print, Formats, Specialty Stores, Books, Military, Historical, Genre Fiction, Subjects, War, Featured in Literature & Fiction, Format: Large Print, Random House Large Print, 2008<