{"product_id":"exile-3","title":"Exile","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e''An espionage story of high literary calibre'' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eStrong Words Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''A dramatic and thoroughly immersive account of loyalty, ideology and betrayal''\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''A terrific new voice in spy fiction…A complex, action packed portrait of a continent in ferment’ \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eMail on Sunday\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''In remarkably granular detail, Worrall conjures up a Fifties Paris where historical and fictional characters coexist\u003c\/b\u003e'' \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e________________\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIt''s 1951 and the servants of Stalin are closing in on the occupied nations of eastern Europe. As the Red Army tightens the net, Greta - best and bravest of freedom fighters - is told to escape to the West and undertake a dangerous mission.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGreta''s task is to find a missing girl: the precious daughter of a partisan general who was sent into exile in the final days of the war.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut the so-called Free World is no place for vulnerable young refugees. Europe is in ruins, the old Empires are dying, and a spectacular cast of spivs, gangsters and rival intelligence agencies are fighting over the scraps.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCrossing the Iron Curtain will require nerves of steel as Greta faces down the French mob, ex-Nazis, Soviet spies, all the glamour and temptation of Paris and ultimately, her own demons.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Exile\u003c\/i\u003e is the stunning prequel to \u003ci\u003eThe Partisan\u003c\/i\u003e, Patrick Worrall''s critically-acclaimed debut, which introduced the world to the force of nature that is Greta. This is her white-knuckle ride into the black heart of postwar Europe - a terrifying world in which allies and enemies are impossible to tell apart.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e________\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eThe Partisan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Fast-paced, intriguing and deeply atmospheric'' \u003c\/b\u003eTom Bradby\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Remarkedly assured debut ... the advent of a real talent...One to watch''\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Impressive ... The scene-setting is finely detailed and evocative, the characters skilfully drawn''\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Immersive, intriguing, and intelligent - incredibly impressive, up there with the best in the genre'' \u003c\/b\u003eLee Child\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57238401679742,"sku":"NW9781787635807","price":13.7,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781787635807.jpg?v=1778597938","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/exile-3","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}