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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... snow , white camouflage uniforms , white fire . The skies are lit up again . All sorts of shadows flit across the crust of the snow . Gudbrand stared up again . Yellow and red flashes on the horizon , followed by several distant rumbles ...
... snow , white camouflage uniforms , white fire . The skies are lit up again . All sorts of shadows flit across the crust of the snow . Gudbrand stared up again . Yellow and red flashes on the horizon , followed by several distant rumbles ...
Page 115
... snow whirled up from the ground beneath . Then they were gone and it was quiet again . ' Well , I'm ... Gudbrand whispered . ' Jesus Christ , ' Edvard groaned , turning on to his side and smiling at Gudbrand . ' I could see the pilot ...
... snow whirled up from the ground beneath . Then they were gone and it was quiet again . ' Well , I'm ... Gudbrand whispered . ' Jesus Christ , ' Edvard groaned , turning on to his side and smiling at Gudbrand . ' I could see the pilot ...
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... snow on the path and a couple in the snow beside you , but the latter had been kicked to pieces , possibly with the intention of removing clues . No witnesses have come forward so far , but we're doing the usual rounds of the ...
... snow on the path and a couple in the snow beside you , but the latter had been kicked to pieces , possibly with the intention of removing clues . No witnesses have come forward so far , but we're doing the usual rounds of the ...
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