{"product_id":"the-exile-patrick-worrall","title":"The Exile (Patrick Worrall)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'An espionage story of high literary calibre' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eStrong Words Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A dramatic and thoroughly immersive account of loyalty, ideology and betrayal'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A terrific new voice in spy fiction...A complex, action packed portrait of a continent in ferment' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eMail on Sunday\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'In remarkably granular detail, Worrall conjures up a Fifties Paris where historical and fictional characters coexist\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e________________\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIt's 1951 and the servants of Stalin are closing in on the occupied nations of eastern Europe. As the Red Army tightens the net, Greta - best and bravest of freedom fighters - is told to escape to the West and undertake a dangerous mission.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGreta's task is to find a missing girl: the precious daughter of a partisan general who was sent into exile in the final days of the war.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut the so-called Free World is no place for vulnerable young refugees. Europe is in ruins, the old Empires are dying, and a spectacular cast of spivs, gangsters and rival intelligence agencies are fighting over the scraps.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCrossing the Iron Curtain will require nerves of steel as Greta faces down the French mob, ex-Nazis, Soviet spies, all the glamour and temptation of Paris and ultimately, her own demons.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Exile\u003c\/i\u003e is a white-knuckle ride into the black heart of postwar Europe - a terrifying world in which allies and enemies are impossible to tell apart.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e________\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eThe Partisan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Fast-paced, intriguing and deeply atmospheric' \u003c\/b\u003eTom Bradby\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Remarkedly assured debut ... the advent of a real talent...One to watch'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Impressive ... The scene-setting is finely detailed and evocative, the characters skilfully drawn'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Immersive, intriguing, and intelligent - incredibly impressive, up there with the best in the genre' \u003c\/b\u003eLee Child\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePatrick Worrall, \u003ci\u003eThe Bookseller\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller, July 2023\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAutorenportrait\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePatrick Worrall\u003c\/b\u003e 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, \u003ci\u003eThe Partisan\u003c\/i\u003e, was inspired by a World War Two photograph of three young female freedom fighters he saw in a museum in Kaunas, Lithuania. \u003ci\u003eThe Exile, \u003c\/i\u003ehis second novel, is a prequel to \u003ci\u003eThe Partisan. The Aristocracy \u003c\/i\u003eis his third novel.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eWeitere Angaben\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eBuch (Paperback), B-format paperback, Englisch, 384 Seiten\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Weltbild.ch: Bücher \u0026 Outlet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65780334985565,"sku":"K097911502","price":10.8,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0911\/8915\/0045\/files\/9791150200001A.jpg?v=1788314967","url":"https:\/\/weltbild.ch\/products\/the-exile-patrick-worrall","provider":"Weltbild.ch Bücher \u0026 Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}