{"product_id":"the-exile-by-patrick-worrall-9781787635814","title":"The Exile","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe prequel to the break-out debut phenomenon, \u003cem\u003eThe Partisan\u003c\/em\u003e, follows a young Greta as she journeys into the dark underbelly of France to rescue her lieutenant's missing daughter, Morta.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'An espionage story of high literary calibre'\u003c\/em\u003e - Strong Words Magazine\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'A dramatic and thoroughly immersive account of loyalty, ideology and betrayal'\u003c\/em\u003e - Guardian\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'A terrific new voice in spy fiction...A complex, action-packed portrait of a continent in ferment'\u003c\/em\u003e - Mail on Sunday\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'In remarkably granular detail, Worrall conjures up a Fifties Paris where historical and fictional characters coexist'\u003c\/em\u003e - Sunday Times\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003chr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt's 1951 and the servants of Stalin are closing in on the occupied nations of eastern Europe. As the Red Army tightens the net, Greta - best and bravest of freedom fighters - is told to escape to the West and undertake a dangerous mission.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eGreta's task is to find a missing girl - the precious daughter of a partisan general who was sent into exile in the final days of the war.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBut the so-called Free World is no place for vulnerable young refugees. Europe is in ruins, the old Empires are dying, and a spectacular cast of spivs, gangsters, and rival intelligence agencies are fighting over the scraps.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCrossing the Iron Curtain will require nerves of steel as Greta faces down the French mob, ex-Nazis, Soviet spies, all the glamour and temptation of Paris, and ultimately, her own demons.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Exile\u003c\/em\u003e is the stunning prequel to \u003cem\u003eThe Partisan\u003c\/em\u003e, Patrick Worrall's critically acclaimed debut, which introduced the world to the force of nature that is Greta. This is her white-knuckle ride into the black heart of postwar Europe - a terrifying world in which allies and enemies are impossible to tell apart.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003chr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePraise for \u003cem\u003eThe Partisan\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Fast-paced, intriguing and deeply atmospheric'\u003c\/em\u003e - Tom Bradby\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Remarkedly assured debut ... the advent of a real talent...One to watch'\u003c\/em\u003e - Sunday Times\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Impressive ... The scene-setting is finely detailed and evocative, the characters skilfully drawn'\u003c\/em\u003e - Financial Times\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Immersive, intriguing, and intelligent - incredibly impressive, up there with the best in the genre'\u003c\/em\u003e - Lee Child\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47072729366764,"sku":"9781787635814","price":38.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/12887183482824.jpg?v=1765128133","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/products\/the-exile-by-patrick-worrall-9781787635814","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}