Border Games - Softcover

Savery, William

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1458209504 ISBN 13: 9781458209504

Publisher: AbbottPress, 2013

Synopsis

Private Bill Savery lands right in the middle of the Cold War when he is assigned to a US military base in Germany in the 1960s. As a linguist, it is his job to transcribe and translate intelligence coming in from the Russians, and he's looking forward to the challenge. It's a lot more exciting than anything he ever did in his home state of Vermont. When he's transferred to the small town of Schöningen that borders East Germany, he meets Christine, a beautiful girl who dreams of becoming a reporter. It doesn't take long for the two to start spending all their free time together, and soon their friendship blossoms into love. Christine is often sad, though, and Bill wonders what causes it, though he never asks. Then one day, it becomes all too clear. Christine is engaged to marry another man, a marriage both families have already agreed upon. Breaking the betrothal will be nearly impossible, but Bill isn't about to give up. He loves Christine, and he knows she feels the same. Yet two days before the wedding, Bill receives an urgent assignment. A border incident is brewing way up north on the Elbe river, and he must put aside his personal feelings for his duty. Will he and Christine find out a way to be together, or is it already too late?

About this title

About the Author

William Savery was born in rural Vermont. He became a Russian translator for the US military and was stationed in Germany. Savery was also a German language teacher for thirty-five years, during which time he took more than two hundred students to Germany. Savery offers special thanks to his friend David Cummings, who patiently and endlessly helped with his computer skills.

Edition details

• Publisher: AbbottPress
• Publication date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1458209504
• ISBN 13: 9781458209504
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 162