It's a look into another piece of history that you may not know enough about. it's a great story about resilience in the face of death and uncertainty. This is an extraordinary novel of resilience and heroism during one of history's darkest times. Theme of the Traitor and the Hero narrates the deeds of Fergus Kilpatrick and the events surrounding his assassination, but it is about the nightmarish fatalism that is. Characters both historical and fictional The novel hews closely to the historical record in many respects. The Gestapo are everywhere and Natalya knows that falling into the hands of the secret police means torture-and almost certain death. The most recent of these is the novel The Traitor by V.

As a member of the secret resistance group, the White Rose, Natalya is risking everything.īut even among those she trusts most, there is no guarantee of safety. Natalya Petrovich, a student, knows more than she should. Their message, written in secret, is a daring act of defiance. 'Somebody, after all, had to make a start' Sophie Scholl, leader of the White Rose, 21 February 1943 at her trial in Munich.Īs war rages across Europe, a series of anonymous leaflets, criticizing the brutal Nazi regime, appear on the streets of Germany. 'Fans of Anthony Doerr's All the Light We Cannot See will fall under the spell of this powerfully moving novel' Booklist 'A gripping novel and makes a fine addition to any library of World War II fiction.the tension's often almost palpable' Historical Novel SocietyĪ page-turning and heart-breaking historical novel about the daring White Rose group who stood up to the Nazis and paid the ultimate price. Arrives by Wed, Apr 26 Buy The Traitor: A Heart-Wrenching Saga of WWII Nazi-Resistance (Pre-Owned Paperback 9781496720399) by V S Alexander at.

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