The Book of KingsSet across the entire continent of Europe as well as North and South America and North Africa, this epic novel takes place in the years shortly before and during World War II, leading up to the present day. It tracks Europe's drift towards Nazism from 1932, when a quartet of students at the Sorbonne share an apartment on the rue de Fleurus. |
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Page 205
... young rebel a link worthy to carry the honor of one of Germany's fabled names ? And yet , strange to say , that very name - far from inflaming the boy's aristocratic pride - seemed to produce a diminishing effect . On his first day ...
... young rebel a link worthy to carry the honor of one of Germany's fabled names ? And yet , strange to say , that very name - far from inflaming the boy's aristocratic pride - seemed to produce a diminishing effect . On his first day ...
Page 316
... young bachelor , traveling by invitation to a famous festival where he would be introduced to the red - haired singer from the Thule . Johann could not help thinking now of the mysterious little contralto he had fallen in love with long ...
... young bachelor , traveling by invitation to a famous festival where he would be introduced to the red - haired singer from the Thule . Johann could not help thinking now of the mysterious little contralto he had fallen in love with long ...
Page 326
... young German before tonight . " Only two figures still dominate Europe Churchill and Hitler . Both understand that civilization could be ruined by the Com- munists . But while Hitler would rather turn his conquest into a dominion rather ...
... young German before tonight . " Only two figures still dominate Europe Churchill and Hitler . Both understand that civilization could be ruined by the Com- munists . But while Hitler would rather turn his conquest into a dominion rather ...
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