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 82
... waiting for you . ' ' Surprises ? ' Harry laughed softly . ' I wonder what that could be ? Early retirement ? Honourable dismissal ? Will the President give me the Purple Heart ? ' He raised his head enough for Ellen to see his ...
... waiting for you . ' ' Surprises ? ' Harry laughed softly . ' I wonder what that could be ? Early retirement ? Honourable dismissal ? Will the President give me the Purple Heart ? ' He raised his head enough for Ellen to see his ...
Page 327
... waiting for the police , frightened out of their wits . I must have " lost " the cap in the snow a few metres from the body . ' Sverre ran both hands across his head several times . ' You seem baffled , Olsen ? ' Sverre nodded and ...
... waiting for the police , frightened out of their wits . I must have " lost " the cap in the snow a few metres from the body . ' Sverre ran both hands across his head several times . ' You seem baffled , Olsen ? ' Sverre nodded and ...
Page 418
... waiting and waiting , but he hasn't returned home . So they tried to ring the number in Drammen , just to see if he would answer the phone . But he didn't answer . One of the men drove to Bjerken , but everything was locked up and the ...
... waiting and waiting , but he hasn't returned home . So they tried to ring the number in Drammen , just to see if he would answer the phone . But he didn't answer . One of the men drove to Bjerken , but everything was locked up and the ...
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