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A Country Road, A Tree
Jo Baker
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Description for A Country Road, A Tree
Paperback. Paris, 1939: The pavement rumbles with the footfall of Nazi soldiers marching along the Champs Elysees. A young writer, recently arrived from Ireland to make his mark, smokes one last cigarette with his lover before the city they know is torn apart. Soon, he will put is life and those of his loved ones in mortal danger by joining the Resistance.. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 1DDF; FA; FJMS; FR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 224 x 28. Weight in Grams: 278.
BY THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF LONGBOURN SHORTLISTED FOR THE WALTER SCOTT PRIZE FOR HISTORICAL FICTION 2017 SHORTLISTED FOR THE JAMES TAIT BLACK PRIZE 2017 'Skilful . . . daring . . . extraordinary' The Guardian 'A fascinating fictional account of Samuel Beckett's wartime years' IAN RANKIN 'Beautifully written, empathetic and unflinching, it is very, very good' Daily Mail 'Marvellous, spare, moving' FRANCIS SPUFFORD 'Insightful . . . beautifully paced . . . authentic' The Irish ... Read more
BY THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF LONGBOURN SHORTLISTED FOR THE WALTER SCOTT PRIZE FOR HISTORICAL FICTION 2017 SHORTLISTED FOR THE JAMES TAIT BLACK PRIZE 2017 'Skilful . . . daring . . . extraordinary' The Guardian 'A fascinating fictional account of Samuel Beckett's wartime years' IAN RANKIN 'Beautifully written, empathetic and unflinching, it is very, very good' Daily Mail 'Marvellous, spare, moving' FRANCIS SPUFFORD 'Insightful . . . beautifully paced . . . authentic' The Irish ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Black Swan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
400
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780552779524
SKU
V9780552779524
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Ref
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About Jo Baker
JO BAKER is the author of the acclaimed and bestselling LONGBOURN and A COUNTRY ROAD, A TREE. Her new novel, THE BODY LIES, is a thrilling contemporary novel that explores violence against women in fiction but is also a disarming story of sexual politics. Jo Baker lives with her family in Lancashire.
Reviews for A Country Road, A Tree
Skilful . . . daring . . . an extraordinary story
The Guardian
[It is] the unexpected Beckett that is on show here. Baker pays tribute to a man who joined the French Resistance, narrowly escaped the Gestapo, fled south on foot and went into hiding, and was eventually awarded the Croix de Guerre
... Read more
The Guardian
[It is] the unexpected Beckett that is on show here. Baker pays tribute to a man who joined the French Resistance, narrowly escaped the Gestapo, fled south on foot and went into hiding, and was eventually awarded the Croix de Guerre
... Read more