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The Separation

By Christopher Priest

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| Paperback | 9780575070035

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THE SEPARATION is the story of twin brothers, rowers in the 1936 Olympics (where they met Hess, Hitler's deputy); one joins the RAF, and captains a Wellington; he is shot down after a bombing raid on Hamburg and becomes Churchill's aide-de-camp; his twin brother, a pacifist, works with the Red CrossContinue

THE SEPARATION is the story of twin brothers, rowers in the 1936 Olympics (where they met Hess, Hitler's deputy); one joins the RAF, and captains a Wellington; he is shot down after a bombing raid on Hamburg and becomes Churchill's aide-de-camp; his twin brother, a pacifist, works with the Red Cross, rescuing bombing victims in London. But this is not a straightforward story of the Second World War: this is an alternate history: the two brothers - both called J.L. Sawyer - live their lives in alternate versions of reality. In one, the Second World War ends as we imagine it did; in the other, thanks to efforts of an eminent team of negotiators headed by Hess, the war ends in 1941. THE SEPARATION is an emotionally riveting story of how the small man can make a difference; it's a savage critique of Winston Churchill, the man credited as the saviour of Britain and the Western World, and it's a story of how one perceives and shapes the past.

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  • The scars of war

    I was born towards the end of the second world war and therefore remember none of it, but Manchester, close to my home, bore lasting scars from the Blitz. Every childhood trip into town took us through the bombed inner suburbs, with their acres of ru ... (read full critics)

    guardian.co.uk published on Sat, 25 Sep 2010

  • The Separation

    As a trope, alternate world stories strike me as SF's equivalent of fast food: I may think I'm tucking into a nutritious meal for the imagination, but after the first quick tasty rush, I'm left with the feeling it's pretty insubstantial. This isn't t ... (read full critics)

    infinityplus published on Tue, 31 Aug 2010

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  • C. Priest is a genius, and, unfortunately, an underrated writer: this novel really shines. It's just a shame that Priest still has no traslations in Italian, I would definitely recommend this book to most people I know.

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  • English Books
  • Paperback 416 Pages
  • ISBN-10: 057507003X
  • ISBN-13: 9780575070035
  • Publisher: Orion Pub Co
  • Pub date: Jan 31, 2004
  • Also available as: Hardcover, Others and eBook
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