War Babies - Novel

Peter's father, a prisoner who turned traitor in a Korean War POW camp, might have had something to do with a fellow captive's death, the father of one Hilary Pennels--now a woman Peter's age who lives in Salisbury. When Peter and Hilary meet, they both want information from the other, and more, and find themselves engaged in a wary dance of attraction laced with mistrust. But it may be a third person, the sole remaining survivor of the camp--a Mr. Fox--who holds the key to the mystery of betrayal that haunts Peter and Hilary alike.

About the author

Frederick Busch (1941-2006) was the recipient of many honors, including an American Academy of Arts and Letters Fiction Award, a National Jewish Book Award, and the PEN/Malamud Award. The prolific author of sixteen novels and six collections of short stories, Busch is renowned for his writing's emotional nuance and minimal, plainspoken style. A native of Brooklyn, New York, he lived most of his life in upstate New York, where he worked for forty years as a professor at Colgate University.

Product details

• Authors: Frederick Busch
• Publisher: New Directions Publishing Corporation
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 17.09.1989
• EAN: 9780811211031
• ISBN: 978-0-8112-1103-1
• No. of pages: 121
• Dimensions: 142 mm x 209 mm x 17 mm
• Weight: 181 g
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies