High Dive : Roman

Lee, Jonathan und Cornelia Holfelder-von der Tann :

ISBN 10: 3442756316 / ISBN 13: 9783442756315

Published by München : btb, 2018

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461 Seiten; 21 cm folienkaschiertes exBibliotheksexemplar mit den üblichen Stempeln/Signaturen, Kanten gering bestossen, papierbedingte Seitenbräunung /// Standort Wimregal HOM-53.019 ISBN 9783442756315 Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 567.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: High Dive : Roman
• Publisher: München : btb
• Publication Date: 2018
• Language: German
• ISBN 10: 3442756316
• ISBN 13: 9783442756315
• Binding: Breitklappenbroschur
• Edition: 1. Auflage.
• Condition: Befriedigend
• Weight: 567 grams
• Seller catalogs:
  • Literatur

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Synopsis

In September 1984, a bomb was planted at the Grand Hotel in the seaside town of Brighton, England, set to explode in twenty-four days when the British prime minister and her entire cabinet would be staying there. High Dive not only takes us inside this audacious assassination attempt--a decisive act of violence on the world stage--but also imagines its way into a group of unforgettable characters. Nimbly weaving together fact and fiction, comedy and tragedy, the story switches among the perspectives of Dan, a young IRA explosives expert; Moose, a former star athlete gone to seed, who is now the deputy hotel manager; and Freya, his teenage daughter, trying to decide what comes after high school. Over the course of a mere four weeks, as the prime minister’s arrival draws closer, each of their lives will be transformed forever.

A bold, astonishingly intimate novel of laughter and heartbreak, High Dive is a moving portrait of clashing loyalties, guilt and regret, and how individuals become the grist of history.

“Achingly good . . . on a par with Martin Amis.” —The New Yorker

"A novel so smart and compassionate and beautifully written that it asks for total immersion." –Lauren Groff, bestselling author of FATES AND FURIES