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A thought provoking and profoundly moving debut novel from the acclaimed short story writer. Set in Wales in 1944, it concerns a German Jewish refugee who's sent to interview Rudolf Hess, the 17 year old daughter of a nationalist shepherd in Snowdonia, and a German soldier in a POW camp. There will be widespread press and radio coverage. 'Deeply felt and vividly imagined' Lionel Shriver
Synopsis
The acclaimed first novel from one of Granta's Best of Young British Novelists 2003, a powerful tale of love, war and divided loyalties