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Knight of Swords - Couverture rigide

Breckon, Ian

 
9781905847792: Knight of Swords
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 1905847793 ISBN 13 : 9781905847792
Editeur : Old Street Publishing, 2009

Synopsis

Winter 1944: northern Italy is a battlefield, with Communist partisans locked in vicious conflict with the forces of Mussolini's fascist Republic of Salò. Brookes, a wounded fugitive, finds shelter in an isolated and decaying castle in the mountains, home to a reclusive nobleman and his family. But as he recovers his strength, he discovers that the inhabitants of the castle are not quite what they seem; he also realises that they have no intention of letting him leave. Snowed in through the long winter, Brookes, the Barone and his family are drawn into a complex game of power and seduction. And as the violent demands of the warring world outside the castle become ever more insistent, they face a final choice: a decision that will determine the living from the dead. Knight of Swords is a gripping tale of identity and illusion, of games played for the highest stakes amid the devastation of war. At the heart of its enthralling mystery lies a timeless story: one of loyalty and betrayal, humanity and conflict, and the redemptive power of love.

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Winter 1944: northern Italy is a battlefield, with Communist partisans locked in vicious conflict with the forces of Mussolini's fascist Republic of Salò. Brookes, a wounded fugitive, finds shelter in an isolated and decaying castle in the mountains, home to a reclusive nobleman and his family. But as he recovers his strength, he discovers that the inhabitants of the castle are not quite what they seem; he also realises that they have no intention of letting him leave. Snowed in through the long winter, Brookes, the Barone and his family are drawn into a complex game of power and seduction. And as the violent demands of the warring world outside the castle become ever more insistent, they face a final choice: a decision that will determine the living from the dead. Knight of Swords is a gripping tale of identity and illusion, of games played for the highest stakes amid the devastation of war. At the heart of its enthralling mystery lies a timeless story: one of loyalty and betrayal, humanity and conflict, and the redemptive power of love.

Revue de presse

'A story of multiple deceptions and concealed identities that unfolds like a pack of cards . . . A space filled with intrigue and potential danger, with hints of Kafka or Mervyn Peake. Mysterious, beguiling, playful, yet making perfect sense.' GERARD WOODWARD author of I'll Go To Bed At Noon-- 'An exciting and lyrical new voice in fiction. Breckon's work is thought provoking and intelligent. He is one to watch.' MO HAYDER, author of Birdman and Tokyo --*

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Éditeur
Old Street Publishing
Date d'édition
2009
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1905847793
ISBN 13 
9781905847792
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
288
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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