Ian McEwan takes us into our presumptions, our blithe and superficial readings of other people's lives, and then upends them, along with any smugness that may remain. It is also a shot across the bow of academia, which always makes me smile.
A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK • NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the Booker prize–winning, bestselling author of Atonement and Saturday, a genre-bending new novel full of secrets and surprises; an immersive exploration, across time and history, of what can ever be truly known.
ONE OF BARACK OBAMA'S FAVORITE BOOKS OF THE YEAR
"It gave me so much pleasure I sometimes felt like laughing. . . . It's a sophisticated entertainment of a high order." —The New York Times
"Brilliantly, and surprisingly, plotted."—The Washington Post • "A novelist of consummate skill."—The Wall Street Journal • "Elegantly structured and provocative."—Los…
Building on the classics, the author takes the reader into a fabulous new direction, and makes you wonder if we've been there all along. Tremendously original, beautifully written.
It is a deeply researched look at what Josephine Baker actually did during WWII and how she dedicated her time to helping the Allies. The author takes you beyond the banana-skirted dancer into a person of convictions with the courage to act on them.
The full story of Josephine Baker's wartime and intelligence work in France and North Africa
Before the Second World War, Josephine Baker (1906-1975) was one of the most famous performers in the world. She made her name dancing on the Parisian stage, but when war broke out she decided not to return to America. Instead, Baker turned spy for the French Secret Services.
In this engaging, deeply researched study, Hanna Diamond tells the full story of Baker's actions for the French and Allied powers in World War Two. Drawing on previously unseen material, Diamond reveals the vital role Baker played…
When anti-Jewish measures intensified under the Nazi Occupation of France, a group of doctors formed a resistance group to treat and shelter resistants, to deter deportation and to protect victims of terror. Led by the grandson of the great Louis Pasteur, the Resistance Health Service included the son of a rabbi, the son of a Protestant pastor, and the first woman certified to practice in French hospitals. They joined forces to fight the Nazis, despite terrible risks.
