The Winter City

Fiction & Literature, Classics, Mystery & Suspense, Thrillers
Cover of the book The Winter City by Mary Hocking, Pan Macmillan
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Mary Hocking ISBN: 9781509819416
Publisher: Pan Macmillan Publication: February 25, 2016
Imprint: Bello Language: English
Author: Mary Hocking
ISBN: 9781509819416
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Publication: February 25, 2016
Imprint: Bello
Language: English

The conflict between personal responsibility towards individuals and concern for which is no less forceful today than when Mary Hocking wrote this novel.

The Winter City is set in an Iron-curtain country where the people are on the point of rising against their Communist government. Widowed Helen Jenner and her young Canadian friend, Kate Blanchard, work at the British Embassy in the capital. Kate is infatuated with Doyle Lawrence, and EngIish journalist secretly involved with the revolutionary movement. Doyle's friend, Paul Daniels, also a journalist but a more responsible character, has fallen in love with Helen.

When the revolution finally breaks out, both Doyle and Paul find themselves in situations where the most difficult decisions of their lives have to be made. Both must draw on immense reserves of courage to follow what they know deep down to be the right path.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

The conflict between personal responsibility towards individuals and concern for which is no less forceful today than when Mary Hocking wrote this novel.

The Winter City is set in an Iron-curtain country where the people are on the point of rising against their Communist government. Widowed Helen Jenner and her young Canadian friend, Kate Blanchard, work at the British Embassy in the capital. Kate is infatuated with Doyle Lawrence, and EngIish journalist secretly involved with the revolutionary movement. Doyle's friend, Paul Daniels, also a journalist but a more responsible character, has fallen in love with Helen.

When the revolution finally breaks out, both Doyle and Paul find themselves in situations where the most difficult decisions of their lives have to be made. Both must draw on immense reserves of courage to follow what they know deep down to be the right path.

More books from Pan Macmillan

Cover of the book Deliver Me From Evil by Mary Hocking
Cover of the book The Importance of Being Earnest & Other Plays by Mary Hocking
Cover of the book The Time Machine by Mary Hocking
Cover of the book The Rome Affair by Mary Hocking
Cover of the book Simply the Best Baby Name Book by Mary Hocking
Cover of the book Songs of Innocence and of Experience by Mary Hocking
Cover of the book Saxon: The Emperor's Elephant (extract) by Mary Hocking
Cover of the book Snow in the Desert (Short Reads) by Mary Hocking
Cover of the book The Picador Book of 40 by Mary Hocking
Cover of the book The 7:2:1 Plan by Mary Hocking
Cover of the book Tiny Budget Cooking by Mary Hocking
Cover of the book Yummy, Easy, Quick by Mary Hocking
Cover of the book Jacaranda Blue by Mary Hocking
Cover of the book Kimberley Sun by Mary Hocking
Cover of the book The Queen's Colonial by Mary Hocking
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy