Padura, Leonardo
Heretics (Paperback)
- ISBN 13:
- 9781908524782
- author:
- Padura, Leonardo
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Bitter Lemon Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2017
- Pages:
- 556
- Dimensions:
- 15.3 x 23.5 x 4.1 centimetres (0
- Genre:
- Fiction & Literature, Crime, Fiction & Literature,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
A sweeping novel of art theft, anti-Semitism and crime in contemporary Cuba. In 1939, hundreds of Jewish refugees flee Nazi persecution, but their hopes are dashed when they are forced to leave behind a priceless family heirloom. Nearly seven decades later, the painting reappears in an auction house in London, prompting its owner's son to travel to Cuba to uncover the story of his family's lost masterpiece. He hires a down-on-his-luck private detective to help him navigate a complex web of deception and violence in Havana. As they delve into the past, they must confront the moral ambiguities of their city and the difficult choices people make when faith and reality collide. This novel is a grand detective story and a moving historical drama, exploring themes of identity, loyalty and survival in a morally complex world.
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