Random Acts Of Heroic Love by Danny Scheinmann
Leo Deakin wakes up in a hospital somewhere in South America, his girlfriend Eleni is dead and Leo doesn't know where he is or how Eleni died. Moritz Daniecki is a fugitive from a Siberian POW camp separated him from his village and his sweetheart. The author paints a dramatic portrait of two men sustaining their lives through the memory of love.Two strikingly different tales of love and grief are gradually revealed to have more in common than just the tenactiy of both men to cling desperately to the memory of love.. a lush, romantic novel * Daily Mail *
Really is as special as its press suggests... beautifully told... an amazingly assured debut * Sunday Express *
This riveting novel is an unforgettable tale of two men sustained by love in times of conflict * The Lady *
A tour de force... mesmerizing * Publishing News *
Danny Scheinmann is a writer, actor and storyteller. He has performed at the National Theatre and in over thirty countries. His tours include storytelling in Siberia and a year and a half working for an avant-garde theatre group creating shows with street children in Colombia, the Philippines, Cambodia and Vietnam. He also co-wrote and acted in the acclaimed independent film The West Wittering Affair. He was born in Manchester and lives in London with his wife and three children. Random Acts of Heroic Love is his first book. It is the second biggest selling Richard & Judy book club title of the year, and has been shortlisted for the Author's Club Best First Novel Award. Rights have been sold in fifteen countries.
See his website - www.dannyscheinmann.co.uk
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| ISBN 13 | 9780552774222 |
| ISBN 10 | 0552774227 |
| Title | Random Acts Of Heroic Love |
| Author | Danny Scheinmann |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Transworld Publishers Ltd |
| Year published | 2008-01-01 |
| Number of pages | 432 |
| Prizes | Short-listed for Authors' Club Best First Novel Award 2008 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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