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Timothée De Fombelle
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Binding
Paperback
Number of Pages
432
Age Group
9-12 Years
Language
English
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Book Summary
This is a historical mystery-adventure novel set in the shadowed years between the wars. It follows a young man on the cusp of taking priestly vows who is suddenly framed as a murderer and forced into a perilous flight. The central themes center on identity, memory, and the costs of truth pursued at a dangerous pace. The intended reader is adults and older teens who enjoy cinematic suspense with literary depth. The emotional tone blends urgency, danger, and a sweeping romantic undertone.
Presented as a tightly paced, story-led journey, the narrative travels from Scotland to the distant corners of Europe’s tense landscape, racing from the rooftops of Paris to the vast expanses of the Soviet Union and into the shadows of Nazi Germany. The prose is cinematic, filled with vivid atmosphere and brisk chapters that balance pursuit with moments of reflection, letting readers feel the scale of the journey and the peril at every turn.
The reading experience is immersive and mood-rich, with locations functioning as character catalysts and a plot anchored in memory, motive, and choice. The story invites moral complexity—loyalty versus truth, danger versus mercy—while keeping the reader propelled by twists, turns, and a tension-filled chase that never loses humanity in the rush.
Readers finish with a heightened sense of resilience and curiosity, carrying a lasting impression of a journey that challenges fate with wit, courage, and a stubborn drive for truth. The book invites reflection on trust, sacrifice, and the choices that shape a life, leaving you inspired to seek answers in your own world.
Product Details
Author
Timothée De Fombelle
Publisher
Penguin Random House
Number of Pages
432
Language
English
SKU
9781406330922
ISBN
9781406330922
Reading Age
9-12 Years
Dimensions
12.9x2.6x19.8cm
Binding
Paperback
MRP: ₹ 799
₹ 760
₹ 39 Off