Fires In The Dark (Paperback, Re-issue)

From the author of APPLE TREE YARD, now a major BBC drama starring Emily Watson It is 1927. Yenko is born in a barn in rural Bohemia to a tribe of Coppersmith Gypsies. Traditional people who survive by plying their skills as they travel throughout Central Europe, they live through the Depression and the rise of Nazism. But the greatest danger comes from the invasion of Czechoslovakia by the German army. Yenko escapes the clutches of the invaders but is forced to adopt many guises in order to survive and rescue his family and his love. If he succeeds he can truly become a Romany man - but in the end who is he?From the rural Gypsy traditions of the inter-war era, through the Nazi invasion, culminating in the drama of the Prague Uprising of May 1945, Louise Doughty has created a breathtaking novel of grand scope.

General

Imprint:	Simon & Schuster
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	June 2014
Authors:	Louise Doughty
Dimensions:	198 x 130 x 35mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - B-format
Pages:	560
Edition:	Re-issue
ISBN-13:	978-1-4711-3758-7
Categories:	Books > Fiction > General & literary fiction > Modern fiction Books > Fiction > Genre fiction > Adventure / thriller > Historical adventure Books > Fiction > Genre fiction > War fiction > General
LSN:	1-4711-3758-9
Barcode:	9781471137587

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