A ripping novel set in Czechoslovakia in 1968 from the bestselling author of The Glass Room
Simon Mawer, author Glass Room, a New York Times bestseller, returns to Czechoslovakia. This time during the turbulent 1960s and with a thrilling tale of sex, politics and betrayal.
In the summer of 1968, during the Prague Spring and the Cold War, a holiday adventure takes two Oxford students, Eleanor and James, to socialist Czechoslovakia. They suddenly find themselves in a whirlwind of events, the cornerstones of which are not only political events, but also love and betrayal.
This thoughtfully constructed and engrossing novel once again offers readers a view of the pivotal moments of Czech history from the perspective of a successful British author.