An Act of Treachery

'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

About the author

Tory MP for Maidstone. In John Major's Government she was Home Office Minister under Michael Howard. Shadow Home Secretary 1997-2001. Unmarried and a Roman Catholic convert. Has been writing since at school where she won essay prizes. Now writing third novel.
Find out more at www.annwiddecombe.com

Summary

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.

Product details

• Authors: Ann Widdecombe
• Publisher: Weidenfeld and Nicolson
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 05.06.2014
• EAN: 9781780226828
• ISBN: 978-1-78022-682-8
• No. of pages: 448
• Dimensions: 132 mm x 196 mm x 22 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Sagas, FICTION / Historical / General, Adult & contemporary romance, FICTION / Literary, Second World War fiction, FICTION / Romance / Historical / 20th Century, contemporary romance, Generational sagas