The Kingdom Of Ashes - Hardcover

Edric, Robert

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0753179385 ISBN 13: 9780753179383

Publisher: ISIS Large Print Books, 2007

Synopsis

Germany, spring, 1946. The Nuremberg Trials are underway. 300 miles north, in the Rohstadt Institute, a British 'Assessment' and 'Evaluation' centre, Alex Foster interrogates a succession of lesser war criminals, exploring their pasts and their crimes, and deciding their futures in the soon-to-be reborn Germany.

About this title

Review:

"An impressive tale of love and death in wartime...much contemporary fiction seems inconsequential and fleeting by comparison" (Guardian)

"Edric handles the many characters and threads of this complex novel with skill...[his] consistent brilliance is astounding" (Literary Review)

"His descriptions are masterful" (Scottish Sunday Herald)

"A novel of a particular time and place, but one that poses timeless questions...Very satisfying...He is at his best here" (The Scotsman)

"Compelling...Edric has a flawless sense of pace, and an intuitive grasp of character" (Sunday Times)

Book Description:

The astonishing new novel from one of the UK's finest literary writers

About this edition

• Publisher: ISIS Large Print Books
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0753179385
• ISBN 13: 9780753179383
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 424