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Fires in the dark

Paperback • 2004 • English • 1. edition

Fires in the dark

By Louise Doughty

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About the book

It is 1927. Yenko is born in a barn in rural Bohemia to a tribe of Coppersmith Gypsies. Traditional people who survive by plying their skills as they travel throughout Central Europe, they live through the Depression and the rise of Nazism. But the greatest danger comes from the invasion of Czechoslovakia by the German army. Yenko escapes the clutches of the invaders but is forced to adopt many guises in order to survive and rescue his family and his love. If he succeeds he can truly become a Ro...Show more

Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary

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ISBN

9780743440370

Publisher

Vigmostad & Bjørke AS (VB Import)

Published year

2004

Language

English

Edition

1

Original title

Fires in the dark

Format

Paperback

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