The Death of the Fronsac: A Novel

The Death of the Fronsac: A Novel

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A STORY OF SABOTAGE, BETRAYAL AND THE TERRIBLE SADNESS OF EXILE. 'Remarkable' The Times . 'A magnificent novel' The Times . 'Gripping' The Spectator . Scotland, 1940: The Fronsac , a French warship, blows up in the Firth of Clyde. The disaster is witnessed by three locals. Jackie, a young girl who thinks she caused the explosiong by running away from school. Her mother Helen, a spirited woman married to a dreary young officer; and their lodger, a Polish soldier whose country has just been erased from the map by Hitler and Stalin. All their lives will be changed by the death of the Fronsac .

Author: Neal Ascherson
Format: Paperback, 400 pages, 128mm x 198mm, 400 g
Published: 2018, Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, United Kingdom
Genre: General & Literary Fiction

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A STORY OF SABOTAGE, BETRAYAL AND THE TERRIBLE SADNESS OF EXILE. 'Remarkable' The Times . 'A magnificent novel' The Times . 'Gripping' The Spectator . Scotland, 1940: The Fronsac , a French warship, blows up in the Firth of Clyde. The disaster is witnessed by three locals. Jackie, a young girl who thinks she caused the explosiong by running away from school. Her mother Helen, a spirited woman married to a dreary young officer; and their lodger, a Polish soldier whose country has just been erased from the map by Hitler and Stalin. All their lives will be changed by the death of the Fronsac .