{"product_id":"exile-book-patrick-worrall-9781787635807","title":"The Exile","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'An espionage story of high literary calibre' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eStrong Words Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A dramatic and thoroughly immersive account of loyalty, ideology and betrayal'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A terrific new voice in spy fiction…A complex, action packed portrait of a continent in ferment’ \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eMail on Sunday\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'In remarkably granular detail, Worrall conjures up a Fifties Paris where historical and fictional characters coexist\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e________________\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIt's 1951 and the servants of Stalin are closing in on the occupied nations of eastern Europe. As the Red Army tightens the net, Greta - best and bravest of freedom fighters - is told to escape to the West and undertake a dangerous mission.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGreta's task is to find a missing girl: the precious daughter of a partisan general who was sent into exile in the final days of the war.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut the so-called Free World is no place for vulnerable young refugees. Europe is in ruins, the old Empires are dying, and a spectacular cast of spivs, gangsters and rival intelligence agencies are fighting over the scraps.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCrossing the Iron Curtain will require nerves of steel as Greta faces down the French mob, ex-Nazis, Soviet spies, all the glamour and temptation of Paris and ultimately, her own demons.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Exile\u003c\/i\u003e is the stunning prequel to \u003ci\u003eThe Partisan\u003c\/i\u003e, Patrick Worrall's critically-acclaimed debut, which introduced the world to the force of nature that is Greta. This is her white-knuckle ride into the black heart of postwar Europe - a terrifying world in which allies and enemies are impossible to tell apart.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e________\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eThe Partisan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Fast-paced, intriguing and deeply atmospheric' \u003c\/b\u003eTom Bradby\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Remarkedly assured debut ... the advent of a real talent...One to watch'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Impressive ... The scene-setting is finely detailed and evocative, the characters skilfully drawn'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Immersive, intriguing, and intelligent - incredibly impressive, up there with the best in the genre' \u003c\/b\u003eLee Child\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ GARDNERS","offer_id":49875759137041,"sku":"NGR9781787635807","price":24.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49928084586769,"sku":"GOR013816274","price":10.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ LIKE_NEW \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49974361096465,"sku":"GOR013826638","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ WELL_READ \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":51699806372113,"sku":"GOR014367234","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":52120278892817,"sku":"NLS9781787635807","price":24.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":52394846847249,"sku":"CIN1787635805G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1787635805.jpg?v=1786443229","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/exile-book-patrick-worrall-9781787635807","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}