The Valley of Unknowing by Philip Sington
In the twilight years of Communist East Germany, Bruno Krug, a womanising 'People’s Champion of Art and Culture' who once penned a world-famous novel, falls for Theresa Aden, a music student from the West. But Theresa has also caught the eye of a cocky young scriptwriter who delights in satirising Bruno’s more recent, tamer offerings. Asked to appraise a mysterious manuscript, Bruno is disconcerted to find that the author is none other than his rival. Worse than that the book is good - very good - but also subtly subversive. If his pursuit of Theresa is to end in triumph, Bruno decides he must employ a small deception. However, in the paranoid labyrinth of a police state, knowing the deceiver from the deceived, the betrayer from the betrayed isn’t just difficult – it’s a matter of life and death.
Remarkable.. Superbly anchored in place and time. A brilliant, evocative novel, a gripping hard-nosed authentic thriller -- Peter Millar * The Times *
The Valley of Unknowing is simply superb: affecting but never melodramatic, literary but never less than thrilling. * Financial Times *
A remarkable novel, the first in English to give us a nuanced portrait of life in Communist East Germany, its absurdity, its menace, and its pervasive sense of betrayal -- Joseph Kanon, author of The Good German
Amadeus meets The Lives of Others in a compelling story of jealousy and betrayal behind the Iron Curtain * Kirkus (starred review) *
Sington brilliantly captures what life in East Germany must have been like... Perfect * Chasingbawa *
The Valley of Unknowing is simply superb: affecting but never melodramatic, literary but never less than thrilling. * Financial Times *
A remarkable novel, the first in English to give us a nuanced portrait of life in Communist East Germany, its absurdity, its menace, and its pervasive sense of betrayal -- Joseph Kanon, author of The Good German
Amadeus meets The Lives of Others in a compelling story of jealousy and betrayal behind the Iron Curtain * Kirkus (starred review) *
Sington brilliantly captures what life in East Germany must have been like... Perfect * Chasingbawa *
Philip Sington was born in Cambridge. His father was an industrial chemist and his mother an officer in British Intelligence. After studying History at Trinity College, Cambridge he worked as a business journalist and magazine editor for nine years. He co-authored six novels under the joint pseudonym Patrick Lynch, selling well over a million copies worldwide. His solo novels include Zoia's Gold and The Einstein Girl. To date his work has been translated into twenty-one foreign languages. He lives in London with his family.
www.philipsington.com
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| ISBN 13 | 9780099535829 |
| ISBN 10 | 0099535823 |
| Title | The Valley of Unknowing |
| Author | Philip Sington |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Vintage Publishing |
| Year published | 2013-04-04 |
| Number of pages | 304 |
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