The Detour

By Andromeda Romano-Lax

Book Overview

Ernst Vogler, a 26 year old German working for the Third Reich's Sonderprojekte, is sent on a mission to Rome to collect The Discus Thrower, a classical Roman statue. On his return, the two Italian brothers accompanying him take a dangerous detour and Vogler realises he will be lucky to escape with his life. Despite his misgivings, he gives himself over to the Italian adventure discovering love, loss and a chance for redemption. Set along the beautiful back-roads of Northern Italy on the eve of WWII, The Detour is a bittersweet novel about misplaced idealism and second chances.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1616950498
• ISBN13: 9781616950491
• Release Date: February 2012
• Publisher: Soho Press
• Length: 307 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.8" x 8.3"