Description
| Product ID: | 9781786694393 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | The Death of the Fronsac: A Novel |
| Authors: | Author: Neal Ascherson |
| Page Count: | 400 |
| Subjects: | Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary, Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), Historical fiction, Historical fiction |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating An unforgettable recreation of life in wartime, and of the tragic fate of Poland in the 20th century. A novel about sabotage, betrayal and the terrible sadness of exile. 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. |
| Imprint Name: | Apollo |
| Publisher Name: | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2018-04-05 |
