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Engrossing...an intricate mystery
of both the mind and the soul" (USA Today)—a
remarkable debut thriller about love, betrayal, and the
shadows of war
Larkwood Priory, Suffolk, 1995:
Following his afternoon confessions, Father Anselm is stopped
by an old man. What,
he is asked, should a man do when the world has turned against
him? Anselm’s response—claim sanctuary—is
to have greater resonance than he could ever have imagined,
for the man returns demanding the protection of the Church.
He is Eduard Schwermann, a suspected Nazi war criminal.
Meanwhile, with her life running out, Agnes Aubret unburdens
a secret to her granddaughter Lucy. Fifty years earlier Agnes
lived in occupied Paris and risked her life to smuggle Jewish
children to safety until her group was exposed by an SS officer:
Eduard Schwermann.
As Father Anselm struggles to discover the truth about
Schwermann’s history and Lucy delves ever deeper
into her grandmother’s past, their investigations
dovetail to reveal a remarkable story, in which two seemingly
unconnected lives shockingly converge. William Brodrick
is a master of crisp historical re-creation, precision
plotting, and morally complex characterization.
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