The Absolution of Otto Finkel by John R Mckay

The Absolution of Otto Finkel by John R Mckay

Brittany: in the summer of 1928, twelve-year-old Jack Graham and his brother Francis befriend the quiet German, Otto Finkel and together with the enigmatic Jean-Luc and virtuous Marco, they are involved in a serious case of misadventure that leaves a man dead and one of the boys disfigured. The memories for most of them fade with time but for Otto, the mental scarring matches the physical scarring. Is this the reason why, years later, in the turmoil of war, he finds himself as an officer in the Waffen S? Largely unbeknown to them, the paths of the schoolboys, now young men, impinge on Otto's life as each chooses to serve their respective countries in different ways. Following their wartime exploits, from the beaches of Dunkirk to the purge of the Roman ghetto, from the horrors of Drancy Deportation Camp to the Nazi ratlines of post-war Europe. This is a powerful story of war, grief, love and regret.

After service in the Royal Air Force, John R McKay worked for seventeen years for Greater Manchester Fire Service as a Control Room Watch Manager before leaving to take up other challenges including writing. He lives in Wigan with his wife Dawn and has two daughters, Jessica and Sophie. He is a keen football fan and open water scuba diver and is currently adding the finishing touches to two further novels which he hopes to release in the near future. He can be found at www.johnrmckay.com Follow him on twitter @JohnMcKay68 and on Facebook at https: //www.facebook.com/JohnRMcKayAuthor?ref=hl

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ISBN 13	9781784650438
ISBN 10	1784650439
Title	The Absolution of Otto Finkel
Author	John R Mckay
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Pegasus Elliot Mackenzie Publishers
Year published	2015-07-30
Number of pages	385
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