Fey's War

Informationen zum Autor Catherine Bailey is the author of two bestselling works of twentieth-century history: Black Diamonds and The Secret Rooms . She lives in London. Klappentext **Formerly published as The Lost Boys**'Remarkable. A powerful, engrossing story of a journey into the heart of darkness and final escape from it' Sunday TimesIn September, 1944, the SS march into a remote Italian castle, arrest a mother and seize her two sons, aged just two and three. If Hitler has his way she will never see them again. For Fey Pirzio-Biroli is the daughter of Ulrich von Hassell, executed days before after the failed assassination of the Fuhrer. Mercilessly cast into the Nazi death machine, Fey must cling to the hope that one day she will escape and rescue her lost children . . . 'Riveting, important, reads like a terrifying thriller' Daily Telegraph'Heartbreaking. It started with a plot to kill Hitler. It ended in one of the most astonishing and moving stories of the war' Daily Mail'Extraordinary. A rich, deep, gripping read' Guardian'As thrilling as any novel. Bailey has an extraordinary talent for bringing history to life' Kate Atkinson Zusammenfassung **Formerly published as The Lost Boys** 'Remarkable. A powerful, engrossing story of a journey into the heart of darkness and final escape from it' Sunday Times In September, 1944, the SS march into a remote Italian castle, arrest a mother and seize her two sons, aged just two and three. If Hitler has his way she will never see them again. For Fey Pirzio-Biroli is the daughter of Ulrich von Hassell, executed days before after the failed assassination of the Fuhrer. Mercilessly cast into the Nazi death machine, Fey must cling to the hope that one day she will escape and rescue her lost children . . . 'Riveting, important, reads like a terrifying thriller' Daily Telegraph 'Heartbreaking. It started with a plot to kill Hitler. It ended in one of the most astonishing and moving stories of the war' Daily Mail 'Extraordinary. A rich, deep, gripping read' Guardian 'As thrilling as any novel. Bailey has an extraordinary talent for bringing history to life' Kate Atkinson ...

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To say that Catherine Bailey makes history come alive is such a cliché and yet it's so true, she is absolutely one of my favourite writers Kate Atkinson

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• Authors: Catherine Bailey, Bailey Catherine
• Publisher: Penguin Books Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 30.04.2020
• EAN: 9780241989449
• ISBN: 978-0-241-98944-9
• No. of pages: 480
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 29 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book; HISTORY / Europe / Germany, Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000, European History, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Military, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Political, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Survival, True war & combat stories, Germany, HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century, HISTORY / Europe / Western, HISTORY / Europe / Italy, Italy, True stories: discovery / historical / scientific, Second World War, East Germany, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, True stories of heroism, endurance & survival, True stories of heroism, endurance and survival, c 1939 to c 1945 (including WW2), True war and combat stories, Biography: historical, political and military, 1918–1943 (Italian post-war and Fascist period)