Munich: The Price of Peace May Be Too High to Bear by Robert Harris (English) Pa

Description: Munich: The Price of Peace May Be Too High to Bear by Robert Harris Chamberlain is desperate to preserve the peace. They will meet in a city which forever afterwards will be known for what is about to take place. As Chamberlains plane judders over the Channel and the Fuhrers train steams south, two young men travel with their leaders. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Soon to be a Netflix film starring Jeremy Irons_________________________MUNICH, SEPTEMBER 1938Hitler is determined to start a war. Chamberlain is desperate to preserve the peace.They will meet in a city which forever afterwards will be known for what is about to take place.As Chamberlains plane judders over the Channel and the Fuhrers train steams south, two young men travel with their leaders. Once friends in a more peaceful time, they are now on opposing sides.As Europes darkest hour approaches, the fate of millions could depend on them - and on the secrets theyre hiding.Treason. Betrayal. Murder. Is any price too high for peace?_________________________Unputdownable to the point of being dangerous Sunday ExpressSo good you want to clap The Times_________________________Now available: V2, Robert Harriss latest historical thriller Author Biography Robert Harris is the author of thirteen bestselling novels: the Cicero Trilogy - Imperium, Lustrum and Dictator - Fatherland, Enigma, Archangel, Pompeii, The Ghost, The Fear Index, An Officer and a Spy, which won four prizes including the Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction, Conclave, Munich and The Second Sleep. Several of his books have been filmed, including The Ghost, which was directed by Roman Polanski. His work has been translated into forty languages and he is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. He lives in West Berkshire with his wife, Gill Hornby. His next book, V2, is coming out in autumn 2020. Review Grips from start to finish . . . Munich captures the mood of the times: the suspicion and the fear, the political intrigue, the swagger of the Nazi machine and the widespread elation at the mistaken belief that war has been averted. Superb. * Mail on Sunday *Harriss cleverness, judgment and eye for detail are second to none . . . his research is so impeccable that he could have cut all the spy stuff and published Munich as a history book. Harriss treatment of Britains most maligned prime minister is so powerful, so persuasive, that it ranks among the most moving fictional portraits of a politician that I have ever read * Sunday Times *An intelligent thriller . . . with exacting attention to historical detail * The Times, BOOKS OF THE YEAR *A gripping account of the negotiations between Britain and Germany in 1938 before the outbreak of war * Guardian *Atmospheric and fast-paced literary thriller . . . [it] grips from start to finish . . . Superb * Mail on Sunday *Unputdownable to the point of being dangerous: the house could have been on fire while I was reading and I wouldnt have noticed * Sunday Express *Harris makes the reader gasp at every turn, with a truly moving portrayal of Chamberlain as a man who did the wrong thing for the right reason * Daily Express, BOOKS OF THE YEAR *A brilliantly constructed spy novel set amid the politicking of Chamberlains last-ditch negotiations with Hitler * Observer *A tantalising addition to the inexhaustible game of "what if"? * Guardian *A wonderful tale of personal relationships and political drama…This is a very, very good read * Spectator, BOOKS OF THE YEAR *I enjoyed romping through Robert Harris Munich * Evening Standard, BOOKS OF THE YEAR *Taut and finely paced novel . . . superbly observed . . . it is hard not to break out in a cold sweat just reading it….The details of railway carriages, hotel rooms, 10 Downing Street and even the Fuhrerbau in Berlin are faultless . . . an utterly compelling and fantastically tense historical thriller by a writer at the very top of his game. * Literary Review *What distinguishes Munich is the subtlety with which it uses the formulaic elements of the genre to explore the ethics of information and functions of bureaucracy * New Statesman *Fascinating . . . Seamlessly weaving his fictional tale into the real events of September 1938…Harris has once again shown himself to be a master storyteller * BBC History Magazine *A novel of ideas and a gripping thriller… Harris is a marvellously compelling story-teller * Scotsman *With moral subtlety as well as storytelling skill, Harris makes us regret the better past that never happened — while mournfully accepting the bitter one that did * Financial Times *A fantastically entertaining historical novel that you wont want to put down until you finish . . . For me, this is a better novel than Fatherland, which posited the what if Hitler was still Fuhrer in 1964? scenario. It is altogether more grounded and serious, but equally enjoyable * Nudge *Exerts a powerful grip * The Arts Desk *Its hard to imagine how history can be told better * Sport Newspaper *Lovely details. Clever Twists. Superb. * Evening Standard *This novel is gripping from start to finish * Waitrose Weekend * Review Text Grips from start to finish . . . Munich captures the mood of the times: the suspicion and the fear, the political intrigue, the swagger of the Nazi machine and the widespread elation at the mistaken belief that war has been averted. Superb. Review Quote A brilliantly constructed spy novel set amid the politicking of Chamberlains last-ditch negotiations with HitlerBEN EAST, OBSERVERHarriss cleverness, judgment and eye for detail are second to none . . . his research is so impeccable that he could have cut all the spy stuff and published Munich as a history book. Harriss treatment of Britains most maligned prime minister is so powerful, so persuasive, that it ranks among the most moving fictional portraits of a politician that I have ever readDOMINIC SANDBROOK, SUNDAY TIMESAtmospheric and fast-paced literary thriller . . . [it] grips from start to finish . . . SuperbMAIL ON SUNDAYUnputdownable to the point of being dangerous: the house could have been on fire while I was reading and I wouldnt have noticedJAKE KERRIDGE, SUNDAY EXPRESSA tantalising addition to the inexhaustible game of "what if"?ANTHONY QUINN, GUARDIANExerts a powerful gripJASPER REESE, THE ARTS DESKTaut and finely paced novel . . . superbly observed . . . it is hard not to break out in a cold sweat just reading it..The details of railway carriages, hotel rooms, 10 Downing Street and even the Fuhrerbau in Berlin are faultless . . . an utterly compelling and fantastically tense historical thriller by a writer at the very top of his game.JAMES HOLLAND, LITERARY REVIEWFascinating . . . Seamlessly weaving his fictional tale into the real events of September 1938.Harris has once again shown himself to be a master storytellerNICK RENNISON, BBC HISTORY MAGAZINEA novel of ideas and a gripping thriller. Harris is a marvellously compelling story-tellerSCOTSMANWith moral subtlety as well as storytelling skill, Harris makes us regret the better past that never happened - while mournfully accepting the bitter one that didBOYD TONKIN, FINANCIAL TIMESA fantastically entertaining historical novel that you wont want to put down until you finish . . . For me, this is a better novel than Fatherland, which posited the what if Hitler was still Fuhrer in 1964? scenario. It is altogether more grounded and serious, but equally enjoyableNUDGEIts hard to imagine how history can be told betterSPORT NEWSPAPERWhat distinguishes Munich is the subtlety with which it uses the formulaic elements of the genre to explore the ethics of information and functions of bureaucracyNEW STATESMANHarris makes the reader gasp at every turn, with a truly moving portrayal of Chamberlain as a man who did the wrong thing for the right reasonDAILY EXPRESS, BOOKS OF THE YEARA wonderful tale of personal relationships and political drama.This is a very, very good readVINCE CABLE, SPECTATOR, BOOKS OF THE YEARI enjoyed romping through Robert Harris MunichNICK CURTIS, EVENING STANDARD, BOOKS OF THE YEARAn intelligent thriller . . . with exacting attention to historical detailTHE TIMES, BOOKS OF THE YEARGrips from start to finish . . . Munich captures the mood of the times: the suspicion and the fear, the political intrigue, the swagger of the Nazi machine and the widespread elation at the mistaken belief that war has been averted. Superb.SIMON HUMPHREYS, MAIL ON SUNDAYLovely details. Clever Twists. Superb.EVENING STANDARD Promotional "Headline" A film tie-in edition of Sunday the Times bestselling thriller, to coincide with the release of the Netflix film starring Jeremy Irons Details ISBN1787467996 Author Robert Harris Short Title Munich Pages 448 Language English ISBN-10 1787467996 ISBN-13 9781787467996 Subtitle The Price of Peace May Be Too High to Bear Audience General/Trade Publisher Cornerstone Format Paperback Imprint Arrow Books Ltd Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Year 2022 Publication Date 2022-01-05 AU Release Date 2022-01-05 NZ Release Date 2022-01-05 UK Release Date 2022-01-05 Illustrator Gladys Jose Edited by Axel Wieder Birth 1927 Affiliation Clark University Position journalist Qualifications PsyD Alternative 9781784751852 DEWEY 823.92 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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