The Death of the Fronsac: A Novel


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Author: Ascherson, Neal

Brand: Head of Zeus

Binding: Hardcover

Number Of Pages: 400

Release Date: 10-08-2017

Details: A STORY OF SABOTAGE, BETRAYAL AND THE TERRIBLE SADNESS OF EXILE.

'Remarkable'The Times.
'A magnificent novel'The Times.
'Gripping'The Spectator.

Scotland, 1940: The Fronsac, a French warship, blows up in the Firth of Clyde. The disaster is witnessed by three locals. Jackie, a young girl who thinks she caused the explosiong by running away from school. Her mother Helen, a spirited woman married to a dreary young officer; and their lodger, a Polish soldier whose country has just been erased from the map by Hitler and Stalin.

All their lives will be changed by the death of the Fronsac.

EAN: 9781786694379

Package Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.2 x 1.5 inches

Languages: English

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