Gambling with Darkness by Rose Doyle

Gambling with Darkness by Rose Doyle

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Zusammenfassung

Dublin, 1944. Oscar Raeder, a young German doctor, is under suspicion of murder and a focus for hatred of Germany as the horror of the concentration camps filters through. His only ally is medical student Honor Cusack. Convinced of Raeder's innocence Honor agrees to help him return to Germany.

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Gambling with Darkness by Rose Doyle

A dangerous romance set against the drama and confusion of the closing days of World War II It is 1944. Honor Cusack is a first-year medical student at University College Dublin. She becomes involved with a young German doctor, Oscar Raeder, who has been studying in Dublin since before the war, and supports him when he is suspected of murdering a prostitute. Bridie Keogh was known to have soldiers - and rumoured to have German spies - among her clientele, but as her body is found in one of the preserving tanks in the dissection room, the entire medical faculty is under suspicion. A second murder - this time of a German spy - is also discovered inconveniently near where Raeder lives. As the horror of the concentration camps filters through, Raeder becomes the focus for hatred of Germany. And it turns out that his brother is a POW at the Curragh. Aghast at the prejudice the brothers encounter, and convinced that Raeder is no murderer - Honor agrees to help them both return to Germany, even though she knows this may mean the end of their relationship.
'A great, pacey, diverting read.. a strong sense of place and Nessa is a sympathetic character... a well-written, thought-provoking, enjoyable book.' - Marian Keyes, Irish Times - 'a sweeping epic... A gripping piece of historical fiction.' - The Sunday Tribune, Dublin - 'A poignant look at Irish history, grippingly written [and] enjoyable.' - Irish World (London) - 'Enthralling and absorbing' - Lancashire Evening Post
Rose Doyle is a Dublin-based journalist. She has written novels for adults as well as for children.
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ISBN 13 9780340827406
ISBN 10 0340827408
Titel Gambling with Darkness
Autor Rose Doyle
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Bindungsart Hardback
Verlag Hodder & Stoughton
Erscheinungsjahr 2003-09-01
Seitenanzahl 352
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