Came across this author's first novel via an accidental conversation with a colleague. A fascinating read into the minds of a range if diverse characters - a Fransiscan monk (an ex lawyer) a Nazi collaborator, a death camp survivor, a woman who risked her life smuggling Jewish children out of Paris and a vast array of their families whose paths cross over the course of the novel.
While no actual historical link for the characters, they are based on people that Brodrick has come across or have links to his family.
The story moves across time periods from the Fall of Paris (1940) to the present day - and the final action is not fully revealed until the last page.
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