An Act of Treachery - Softcover

Widdecombe, Ann

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1780226829 ISBN 13: 9781780226828

Publisher: W&N, 2014

Synopsis

'A tale of illicit love, hate and loss in occupied France . . . confirming [Ann Widdecombe] as an eloquent storyteller' GLASGOW HERALD

Catherine Dessin, a young French girl living in Paris during the occupation, falls for an older, married German officer. The novel examines the tensions this causes within her family of patriots and resistance workers.

Meanwhile Klaus, the German officer, who is Oxford educated and a professed Anglophile, faces his own moral dilemma as he comes to realise, through his love for Catherine and a tragedy in his own family, the true nature of the regime he is serving.

'A gripping read' SUNDAY EXPRESS
'Widdecombe is to be applauded for the range of her ambition within this book: the admirably large cast of characters is well-handled, their dilemmas are believable and the narrative makes for compulsive reading' THE TIMES

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Review:

A compelling story--THE TIMES

You want to go on reading, you want to know what happens, it isn't easy to put down--SUNDAY TIMES

With this book Widdecombe enters the select ranks of those whose second novel is as polished as their first--GLASGOW HERALD

A gripping read--SUNDAY EXPRESS

A delight, a very polished read--CATHOLIC HERALD

Book Description:

AN ACT OF TREACHERY is the second novel by high-profile former MP Ann Widdecombe, whose debut novel, THE CLEMATIS TREE, become a bestseller in 2000.

About this edition

• Publisher: W&N
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1780226829
• ISBN 13: 9781780226828
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 448