Richard Foreman
ASIN: B00WWM2JBW
Publisher: Amazon Digital Services LLC
Pages: 266
Amid the ruins of a Germany defeated in war, the Byronic Wehrmacht officer Robert Fischer attempts to win back his soul.At the same time, his feelings are shaped by the guilt he feels towards a Jewish academic, who he serves as a jailor to, and the love he feels for Charlotte, a young nurse.A Hero of Our Time climaxes with the invasion of the Russian army.Robert Fischer will fight for his life - and something more. A stunning debut, written in the tradition of the great Russian novels of Lermontov and Turgenev, A Hero of Our Time is both a tragic love story and also a story of war and redemption. A Hero of Our Time is an elegant and arresting novel which will keep the reader engaged to the very last line. Praise for A Hero of Our Time'An elegant novel which is awash with both hope and tragedy. A Hero of Our Time is a must read for anyone interested in WWII or 19th Century Russian ...