A Hero of France
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| Rating | : | 4.31 (660 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B01D3BKX68 |
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| Number of Pages | : | 411 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-09-14 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Kolb, the spy; and Max de Lyon, former arms dealer, now a nightclub owner - return. A Hero of France is sure to please existing Furst fans and attract new ones.. Alan Furst's latest novel takes place in the secret hotels, nightclubs, and cafes of occupied Paris and the villages of France during the spring of 1941, when Britain was losing the war. Many of the characters are resistance fighters who run an escape line for British airmen down to Spain; they include men and women, old and young, all strong - an aristocrat, a Jewish teacher - and the hero is a hero, has a gun, and uses it. The latest war novel from the New York Times best-selling author and "modern-day master of the genre" (New York Newsday) Alan Furst. Some of Furst's former characters - including S
Maine Colonial said The early days of the French Resistance. Anybody who likes espionage fiction has most likely read a lot of books about the French Resistance. There are lots of tales of action and danger, evil Gestapo members and their French collaborators, chases through darkened streets, gangs of armed resistance bands blowing up bridges, and British agents dropped behind enemy lines and making secret radio transmissions as German rovers track them down.Furst tells a different story here. His story is set in 19The early days of the French Resistance Maine Colonial Anybody who likes espionage fiction has most likely read a lot of books about the French Resistance. There are lots of tales of action and danger, evil Gestapo members and their French collaborators, chases through darkened streets, gangs of armed resistance bands blowing up bridges, and British agents dropped behind enemy lines and making secret radio transmissions as German rovers track them down.Furst tells a different story here. His story is set in 1941, before the Nazis broke their pact with Russia, which means a time when the French Communists weren’t yet all that acti. 1, before the Nazis broke their pact with Russia, which means a time when the French Communists weren’t yet all that acti. "An "okay" book" according to Jill Meyer. Amazon book reviewers can choose one to five stars to rate a book. The five and four star reviews are considered "positive", while the one, two, and three star reviews are considered "Critical". And there's a real problem for Amazon reviewers who would like to use a three-stars as "not bad but not good". A three star review should be considered "neutral", but it isn't. There are books that I would like to use that designation but I can't, so I have to write a nuanced-enough An "okay" book Amazon book reviewers can choose one to five stars to rate a book. The five and four star reviews are considered "positive", while the one, two, and three star reviews are considered "Critical". And there's a real problem for Amazon reviewers who would like to use a three-stars as "not bad but not good". A three star review should be considered "neutral", but it isn't. There are books that I would like to use that designation but I can't, so I have to write a nuanced-enough 3-star review to state that the book is "okay". I'm rating Alan Furst's new book, "A Hero of France" as three. -star review to state that the book is "okay". I'm rating Alan Furst's new book, "A Hero of France" as three. Really quite disappointing I'm a huge Alan Furst fan, and I write fact-based novels myself. This is sort of a guide to Resistance ploys 19Really quite disappointing M. M. Thomas I'm a huge Alan Furst fan, and I write fact-based novels myself. This is sort of a guide to Resistance ploys 1941-44, but not very exciting. Characters appear and disappear without much point or relevance. No one does wartime atmospherics more deftly or convincingly than Furst, but sometimes that skill isn't sufficient unto the day.. 1-Really quite disappointing M. M. Thomas I'm a huge Alan Furst fan, and I write fact-based novels myself. This is sort of a guide to Resistance ploys 1941-44, but not very exciting. Characters appear and disappear without much point or relevance. No one does wartime atmospherics more deftly or convincingly than Furst, but sometimes that skill isn't sufficient unto the day.. Really quite disappointing M. M. Thomas I'm a huge Alan Furst fan, and I write fact-based novels myself. This is sort of a guide to Resistance ploys 1941-44, but not very exciting. Characters appear and disappear without much point or relevance. No one does wartime atmospherics more deftly or convincingly than Furst, but sometimes that skill isn't sufficient unto the day.. , but not very exciting. Characters appear and disappear without much point or relevance. No one does wartime atmospherics more deftly or convincingly than Furst, but sometimes that skill isn't sufficient unto the day.