{"product_id":"9781471137068","title":"Leaving Berlin","description":"Author: Kanon, Joseph\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781471137068\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Simon \u0026amp; Schuster UK\u003cbr\u003eYear First Published: 2016\u003cbr\u003ePages: 400\u003cbr\u003eDimensions: 7.795 inches x 5.118 inches x \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDescription: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e* Don't miss \u003ci\u003eTHE ACCOMPLICE\u003c\/i\u003e, the next heart-pounding and intelligent espionage novel from 'master of the genre' (\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e), Joseph Kanon *\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n \u003cbr\u003e\n 'Up there with the very best . . . Kanon writes beautifully, superbly . . . He is the master of the shadows of the era' \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n \u003cbr\u003e\n From the author of \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Good German\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e (made into a film starring \u003cb\u003eGeorge Clooney\u003c\/b\u003e), \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLeaving Berlin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e is a sweeping post-war story and an international bestseller.\u003cbr\u003e\n \u003cbr\u003e\n \u003cb\u003eBerlin\u003c\/b\u003e is still in ruins almost four years after the war, caught between political idealism and the harsh realities of Soviet occupation. \u003cb\u003eAlex Meier \u003c\/b\u003eis a young Jewish writer who fled the Nazis for America before the war. Now, the politics of his youth have left him embroiled in the McCarthy witch-hunts. Faced with deportation and the loss of his family, Alex makes a desperate bargain with the fledgling \u003cb\u003eCIA\u003c\/b\u003e: he will earn his way back to America by acting as their agent in his native \u003cb\u003eBerlin\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\n  \u003cbr\u003e\n \u003cb\u003eBut almost from the start things go fatally wrong. Espionage, like the black market, is still a way of life.\u003cbr\u003e\n \u003cbr\u003e\n Praise for \u003ci\u003eLeaving Berlin\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n ‘An \u003cb\u003eunforgettable\u003c\/b\u003e picture of a city wrecked by defeat and betrayal. \u003cb\u003eBrilliant\u003c\/b\u003e’ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n '\u003ci\u003eLeaving Berlin\u003c\/i\u003e is hauntingly and beautifully written. You’re going to love it . . . Falling into the book is like falling into a vice; it grips you, pitilessly, until the last page' \u003cb\u003eRichard \u0026amp; Judy Book Club\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n ‘\u003cb\u003eHugely \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eexciting\u003c\/b\u003e’ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n ‘One of the\u003cb\u003e most exciting books\u003c\/b\u003e I’ve read in years’\u003cb\u003e Alexander McCall Smith, author of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e series\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n ‘Brings the \u003cb\u003ehardships and moral decay\u003c\/b\u003e of post-war Berlin to life in \u003cb\u003eglorious detail\u003c\/b\u003e’\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaily Express\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"To order - ships in 1 to 3 months","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42578304106654,"sku":"HPC-9781471137068","price":27.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/products\/9781471137068.jpg?v=1683538117","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781471137068","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}