Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #178281 in Books
• Published on: 2006-08-24
• Binding: Paperback
• 320 pages

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'His most ambitious work to date… a riveting tale of love and treachery under fire.'

Synopsis
All parents keep secrets from their children. My father, it seemed, kept more than most ...Whilst mourning the death of his father, journalist Stewart Dubin decides to research the life of a man he had always respected, always admired, but possibly never quite knew ...As a young, idealistic lawyer during the last terrible months of the Second World War, David Dubin was sent to the European Front - ostensibly to bring charges against a brave American hero, Robert Martin, who had suddenly, inexplicably, gone local and stopped following orders. Martin has become a liability and the authorities want him neutralized. But as Dubin learns more about Martin and the demons possessing him, he finds himself falling in love with Martin's enigmatic ex-mistress - a dangerous woman of incredible courage. And someone who will do anything to protect her comrade-in-arms ...Stewart discovers a journal written by his father - and learns of his incredible courage in the face of battle, reads first-hand of the shattering moral consequences for those caught in the chaos of war and, finally, the secret he had died protecting ...

Customer Reviews

A great story from World War Two
I have been let down by so many books about or set in World War Two BUT this is NOT one of them. Its a very powerful portrayal of Americans at war seen through the eyes of a lawyer pursuing an OSS agent and ending up in combat during the Battle of the Bulge.

Its very well written and very detailed and despite what you might think after reading the above very believable and realistic. It reminded me a bit of the great book and TV series Band of Brothers. If you liked that you will like this.

Powerful
As narratives go, this had an eloquence all of it's own. The story follows a decent man through the appalling winter of 1944 in France, and the reader is left in no doubt of the tragedy and futility of war. I found is a very powerful book, not in a 'gung-ho here comes the cavalry way', but in a thoughful, clear and compassionate way. It has stayed with me long after I finished it. I will definitely look for other books Scott Turow has written.

Brilliantly written WW2 thriller
After a bit of an effort to immerse myself into the novel, I found myself gripped by the storyline and quality of writing.
Turow has made a huge effort to research his subject, and he escapes the inclination to slip into sloppy and false prose by adding detail without over-doing matters and genuinely offering realism to his work.
I have never read his work before, and would certainly reccommend it.