Imprint: Penguin
Published: 31/07/2014
ISBN: 9780241957479
Length: 336 Pages
Dimensions: 198mm x 20mm x 129mm
Weight: 234g
RRP: £8.99
THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER, NOW A MAJOR FILM STARRING KEIRA KNIGHTLEY
In the bitter winter of 1946, Rachael Morgan arrives with her only remaining son Edmund in the ruins of Hamburg. Here she is reunited with her husband Lewis, a British colonel charged with rebuilding the shattered city. But as they set off for their new home, Rachael is stunned to discover that Lewis has made an extraordinary decision: they will be sharing the grand house with its previous owners, a German widower and his troubled daughter. In this charged atmosphere, enmity and grief give way to passion and betrayal.
'Profoundly moving, beautifully written. Ponders issues of decency, guilt and forgiveness' Independent
'Terrific. Suspicion, resentment and misunderstanding haunt this city. Richly atmospheric' Sunday Telegraph
'An extraordinary read' Daily Mail
Imprint: Penguin
Published: 31/07/2014
ISBN: 9780241957479
Length: 336 Pages
Dimensions: 198mm x 20mm x 129mm
Weight: 234g
RRP: £8.99
Superb. This masterly novel wrings every drop of feeling out of a gripping human situation
Excellent, original, masterly. A captivating tale not only of love among the ruins but also of treachery and vengeance
Profoundly moving, beautifully written
Superb. Conjuring surprise after surprise
An extraordinary read
Terrific. Suspicion, resentment and misunderstanding haunt this city. Richly atmospheric