Winner of the 2017 Goldsboro Books Glass Bell Award ' Ian Mc Ewan did this with Atonement Sarah Waters did it with The Night Watch & Chris Cleave does it too with Everyone Brave is Forgiven A compelling & finely crafted novel' FTAn extraordinary story of love & honour in extreme circumstances from the multi-award-winning author of THE OTHER HANDInstant New York Times bestseller Evening Standard top ten bestselleri Books BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2016 Irish Times summer reading pick'A cracker' Stylist 10 Exciting Books in 2016' His best book to date' Esquire 10 best novels of 2016 Guardian Literary Highlight of 2016 Independent Best Book to read in 2016 Irish News Top Picks for 2016 Washington Post 20 Books We Can't Wait to Read in 2016 In a powerful combination of both humour & heartbreak this dazzling novel weaves little-known history & a perfect love story through the vast sweep of the Second World War
- daring us to understand that against the great theatre of world events it is the intimate losses the small battles the daily human triumphs that change us most