Ordinary Heroes

From the bestselling author of Presumed Innocent comes Ordinary Heroes, Scott Turow's Second World War story of family and bravery. br>br>All parents keep secrets from their children. My father, it seemed, kept more than most . . . Whilst mourning the death of his father, journalist Stewart Dubin decides to research the life of a man he had always respected, always admired, but possibly never quite knew . . . As a young, idealistic lawyer during the last terrible months of the Second World War, David Dubin was sent to the European Front - ostensibly to bring charges against a brave American hero, Robert Martin, who had suddenly, inexplicably, gone local and stopped following orders. Martin has become a liability and the authorities want him neutralized. But as Dubin learns more about Martin and the demons possessing him, he finds himself falling in love with Martin's enigmatic ex-mistress - a dangerous woman of incredible courage. And someone who will do anything to protect her comrade-in-arms . . . Stewart discovers a journal written by his father - and learns of his incredible courage in the face of battle, reads first-hand of the shattering moral consequences for those caught in the chaos of war and, finally, the secret he had died protecting . . .

Product details

• Authors: Scott Turow
• Publisher: Pan Books
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: from age 18
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 22.05.2014
• EAN: 9781447271871
• ISBN: 978-1-4472-7187-1
• No. of pages: 384
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 200 mm x 24 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), Historical mysteries, Historical fiction, Historical crime and mysteries, c 1940 to c 1949, c 1939 to c 1945 (including WW2), Mystery & Detective / Historical