The Dictator's Muse

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<p><b>'[A] riveting novel... a fast-paced, brilliantly constructed thriller, in which the fates of the three young British protagonists hang in the balance at the end of every chapter' <i>A. N. Wilson, SPECTATOR</i></b></p><p><b>'I loved the brash brilliance of this' Peter Bradshaw, <i>Guardian</i> film critic</b></p><p>It is the early 1930s, and Europe is holding its breath. As Hitler's grip on power tightens, preparations are being made for the Berlin Olympics.</p><p><b>Leni Riefenstahl</b> is the pioneering, sexually-liberated star film-maker of the Third Reich. She has been chosen by Hitler to capture the Olympics on celluloid but is about to find that even his closest friends have much to fear.</p><p><b>Kim Newlands</b> is the English athlete 'sponsored' by the Blackshirts and devoted to his mercurial, socialite girlfriend Connie. He is driven by a desire to win an Olympic gold but to do that he must first pretend to be someone he is not.</p><p><b>Alun Pryce</b> is the Welsh communist sent to infiltrate the Blackshirts. When he befriends Kim and Connie, his belief that the end justifies the means will be tested to the core.</p><p>Through her camera lens and memoirs, Leni is able to manipulate the truth about what happens when their fates collide at the Olympics. But while some scenes from her life end up on the cutting room floor, this does not mean they are lost forever...</p><p>'Profound and moving...<b> a beautifully written evocation of turbulent times' </b><i>Daily Express</i></p><p>'A novel rich in historical detail, but wearing its research lightly, and the story is <b>told in a <i>French Lieutenant's Woman</i> kind of way, </b>veering from the present to the past with superb flair... this novel has an uncomfortable prescience, with a plot twist at the end which is <b>ingenious</b>. - <i>IRISH INDEPENDENT</i></p><p>'A<b> masterly</b> exploration of conflicting loyalties ... Sharply characterised, richly atmospheric and completely engrossing' John Preston

Artikeldetails

EAN

9781529176865

Sprache

Englisch

Einband / Art

Taschenbuch

Maße

128 x 196 x 30 mm

Erscheinungsjahr

2022

Verlag / Hersteller

Transworld