Snow on the Danube by Francis Gilbert
B la has grown up in a cramped East London flat with his great uncle, once a Hungarian count; as far as he's concerned his elderly relative is eccentric and annoying. But when his great-uncle dies, B la is bequeathed a mysterious manuscript - a manuscript that reveals a completely different side to the count. For the first time B la learns about the horrors his great uncle had to endure during the Second World War. Snow on the Danube evokes the lost world of Budapest during and between two great wars -- and is recounted in the inimitable voice of Count Zolt n Pongr cz: a fussy hypochondriac who becomes an unlikely and compromised hero when the Fascists take over his beloved country and he is forced to rescue his adored, wayward sister Anna. An unlikely comedy, a document of filial love and a compelling portrait of the horrors of war, Snow on the Danube is the story of one man's quest to save everything he loves most: his family, his friends --- and, perhaps, soul.| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781916475403 |
| ISBN 10 | 191647540X |
| Title | Snow on the Danube |
| Author | Francis Gilbert |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Blue Door Press |
| Year published | 2019-02-21 |
| Number of pages | 288 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |