Heinrich Gotthold is shot for espionage in an orchard near the small French village of Redonnay. Soon after the war his widow, Hedwig, and John Saggard, his one-time friend and eventual executioner, find themselves face to face. From an English country rectory to a Catholic seminary in Germany and an artist's studio in London, currents of love and friendship cross and double-cross as events build to an extraordinary climax. First published in 1933, The Unforgotten Prisoner brilliantly caught the tensions of its time, ...
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Heinrich Gotthold is shot for espionage in an orchard near the small French village of Redonnay. Soon after the war his widow, Hedwig, and John Saggard, his one-time friend and eventual executioner, find themselves face to face. From an English country rectory to a Catholic seminary in Germany and an artist's studio in London, currents of love and friendship cross and double-cross as events build to an extraordinary climax. First published in 1933, The Unforgotten Prisoner brilliantly caught the tensions of its time, powerfully portraying the relationship between England and Germany in the years surrounding the First World War.
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Add this copy of The Unforgotten Prisoner to cart. $61.07, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2009 by Faber and Faber.
