Night Over Water
#1 New York Times bestselling author Ken Follett takes to the skies in this classic novel of international suspense. Set in the early days of World War II, Night over Water captures the daring and desperation of ordinary people caught in extraordinary circumstances—in prose as compelling as...
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#1 New York Times bestselling author Ken Follett takes to the skies in this classic novel of international suspense. Set in the early days of World War II, Night over Water captures the daring and desperation of ordinary people caught in extraordinary circumstances—in prose as compelling as history itself. September 1939. England is at war with Nazi Germany. In Southampton, the world’s most luxurious airliner—the legendary Pan Am clipper—takes off for its final flight to neutral America. Aboard are the cream of society and the dregs of humanity, all fleeing the war for reasons of their own…shadowed by a danger they do not know exists…and heading straight into a storm of violence, intrigue, and betrayal…
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780451211477 (0451211472)
Publish date: April 6th 2004
Publisher: NAL Trade
Pages no: 448
Edition language: English
Category:
Adventure,
Novels,
History,
Historical Fiction,
Romance,
Mystery,
War,
Drama,
Thriller,
World War II,
Suspense
If you've become interested in Ken Follett for his historical research & period accuracy, this novel will most likely not interest you. Night Over Water reads more like a romance novel than historical fiction. I had been expecting more plot line regarding the war, not the pairing up of airplane pa...
Book wasn't his best, but I really liked the relationship between the boy and the girl.