The RedbreastIn 1942, Daniel, a soldier legendary among the Norwegians fighting the advance of Bolshevism on the Russian front, is killed. Two years later, a wounded soldier wakes in a Vienna hospital. He becomes involved with a young nurse, the consequences of which will ripple forward to the end of the century. |
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Page 190
... Uriah asked . ' A Verbunkos , Helena said . ' A kind of soldiers ' song , just like the Norwegian one you sang on the train . Songs to recruit young Hungarian men to the Rákóczi war of independence . What are you laughing at ? ' ' At ...
... Uriah asked . ' A Verbunkos , Helena said . ' A kind of soldiers ' song , just like the Norwegian one you sang on the train . Songs to recruit young Hungarian men to the Rákóczi war of independence . What are you laughing at ? ' ' At ...
Page 193
... Uriah lit the candles in the candelabrum on the table , pulled the chair out for her , held up the folded napkin between thumb and first finger and flipped it open to lay it gently on her lap . ' Hähnchen und Prädikatwein ? ' he asked ...
... Uriah lit the candles in the candelabrum on the table , pulled the chair out for her , held up the folded napkin between thumb and first finger and flipped it open to lay it gently on her lap . ' Hähnchen und Prädikatwein ? ' he asked ...
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... Uriah look like ? Hochner hadn't managed to say a great deal , but when you have to describe someone you usually begin with the most striking features , whatever stands out . And the first thing Hochner had said about Uriah was that he ...
... Uriah look like ? Hochner hadn't managed to say a great deal , but when you have to describe someone you usually begin with the most striking features , whatever stands out . And the first thing Hochner had said about Uriah was that he ...
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