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War Torn

War Torn

War Torn
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War Torn Hardback - 2003

by Marks, John

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From the author of the gripping Cold War thriller and New York Times Notable Book The Wall comes its suspenseful sequel, set in Berlin and the former Yugoslavia.John Marks' first novel, The Wall, a thinking man's thriller, was compared to Graham Greene's espionage novels and, in both its depth and contemporary relevance, to Robert Stone's Damascus Gate. Now, in War Torn, Marks reveals another pivotal moment in history-through the lens of a love affair between an American journalist and a woman from the former Yugoslavia. War Torn begins in the aftermath of the Cold War in Berlin, where a century of trauma is coming to an end and it is finally possible to speak with confidence about the future. Close by, but worlds away, the nightmare is just beginning in Mostar, where civil war is about to erupt, robbing its citizens of their homeland and obliterating everything they cherish. War Torn is a story of people caught up in war who cannot stop to make sense of it but must fight simply to survive. And of what happens to them when the dust settles, when what counted before-family, loyalty, home-no longer matters, or even exists. John Marks depicts history in the making, and its impact on two lives has implications for us all.

Used - Very good in very good dust jacket. Signed by author.

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New York: Riverhead Books, 2003. First edition. First printing [stated]. Hardcover. Very good in very good dust jacket. Signed by author.. 310 p. Chronology. Arthur Cape, an American journalist in Berlin in the mid-1990s, hears by chance that his old girlfriend Marta Mehmedovic is living precariously in Bosnia, where she went with her husband and small son and is now trying to keep her family intact in the midst of chaos. Arthur sets out to navigate a dangerous and apocalyptic part of the world in an attempt to find her. The author was a producer at CBS for 60 Minutes and formerly was a reporter for U.S. News & World Report (where he was Berlin Bureau Chief).
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  • Title War Torn
  • Author Marks, John
  • Binding Hardback
  • Edition First edition. First printing [stated]
  • Condition Used - Very good in very good dust jacket. Signed by author.
  • Pages 310
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Riverhead Books, New York
  • Publication date 2003
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 64080
  • ISBN 9781573222549 / 1573222542
  • Weight 1.22 lbs (0.55 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.31 x 6.25 x 1.06 in (23.65 x 15.88 x 2.69 cm)
  • Age range 18 to UP years
  • Grade levels 13 - UP
  • Category Fiction - General
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2003055110
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC
  • Quantity available 1

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From the author of the gripping Cold War thriller and "New York Times" Notable Book "The Wall" comes its suspenseful sequel, set in Berlin and the former Yugoslavia.
John Marks' first novel, "The Wall," a thinking man's thriller, was compared to Graham Greene's espionage novels and, in both its depth and contemporary relevance, to Robert Stone's "Damascus Gate." Now, in "War Torn," Marks reveals another pivotal moment in history-through the lens of a love affair between an American journalist and a woman from the former Yugoslavia.
"War Torn" begins in the aftermath of the Cold War in Berlin, where a century of trauma is coming to an end and it is finally possible to speak with confidence about the future. Close by, but worlds away, the nightmare is just beginning in Mostar, where civil war is about to erupt, robbing its citizens of their homeland and obliterating everything they cherish. "War Torn" is a story of people caught up in war who cannot stop to make sense of it but must fight simply to survive. And of what happens to them when the dust settles, when what counted before-family, loyalty, home-no longer matters, or even exists. John Marks depicts history in the making, and its impact on two lives has implications for us all.
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