A story that defies belief- National Velvet meets Downton Abbey with a splash of The Leopard.
Discover a story that defies belief- National Velvet meets Downton Abbey with a splash of Giuseppe Tomasi Di Lampedusa's The Leopard.
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Czechoslovakia, October 1937. Vast crowds have gathered to watch the Grand Pardubice steeplechase, Europe's most blood-curdling sporting test of manhood. With war looming, the race has a brutal political significance. The Nazis have sent the SS's all-conquering paramilitary horsemen to crush - yet again - the 'subhuman Slavs'. But Lata Brandisova, a silver-haired countess on a little golden mare, has other ideas...
'Heart-stopping reading' Clover Stroud, Daily Telegraph
Product code: 9781784708405
| ISBN |
9781784708405 |
| Dimensions (HxWxD in mm) |
H198xW129xS26 |
| No. Of Pages |
432 |
| Publisher |
Vintage Publishing |
| On Sale Date |
05/03/2020 |