The art of waiting
By: Christopher Jory
Publisher: Polygon An Imprint of Birlinn Limited
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Edinburgh
Language: eng
Number of pages: 293
ISBN-13: 9781846973086; 9780857908391
Subjects: Prisoners of war; Revenge; World War, 1939-1945; Fiction
Description: Russia, 1943. A girl from Leningrad, a soldier from Venice, stand together on the edge of wilderness. He is a shadow of a man, trapped behind wire, an enemy in her land. She takes something from her pocket, slips her hand through the wire, and catches her skin on one of the barbs. Up comes a tiny sphere of blood. 'Have this, ' the man takes the gift - a small crust of bread, a little piece of hope. Its memory will keep him alive on his long journey home. And when home again, which way will he tip, which sentiment will be strongest? His quiet love for the girl who saved his life, his unfulfilled desire for vengeance, a burning desire to see Fausto Pozzi finally pay the price for the terrible thing that he has done --