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Synopsis set during the outbreak of the second world war, night over water is about a perilous journey across the atlantic to escape britain, from the number one bestseller and master of. Jul 08, 2011 the books share some core observations. Fiction, romance, transatlantic flights, mystery fiction. Ken follett official site of the international bestselling author of a column of fire, edge of eternity, winter of the world, fall of giants, the pillars of the earth, world without end, eye of the needle. The first edition of the novel was published in september 24th 1993, and was written by ken follett. The eve of warbritain has just declared war against nazi germany. By verbal writing, the simple storytelling way of reading many emotions makes the reader easily grasp the story. Set in the early days of world war ii, night over water captures the daring and desperation of ordinary people caught in extraordinary circumstancesin prose as compelling as history itself. Night over water is a masterful thriller which combines historical fact and complex twists of plot to produce a pageturning spectacular destined to place readers on the edge of their seats. In alexandre dumas classic novel, a man is imprisoned for a crime he didnt commit, and decides to deal with it by becoming. Me, i like the guy, and found night over water one of his best. Folletts next three books were a trio considered to be more suspenseful than thrillfilled night over water 1991, a dangerous fortune 1993 and a place called freedom 1995, but the. Over the past week ive consumed books like air or water. A night over water ken follett 1991 if you enjoy reading history in a fiction novel format, this is a story you will not want to put down.
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