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'The time is the last two weeks of peace in the summer of 1939. The place is Berlin, the most brilliantly lit city in Europe.
'Cathleen O'Dea has come from Hollywood to Germany to star in a film. But that is not the real purpose of her visit. She is in Berlin to trace her missing mother.
'As Europe plunges trowards war, we become enthrallingly invo0lved in Cathleen's story - and the story of Admiral Canaris, head of the _Abwehr_, as he agonises over a secret he has uncovered; of an English aristocrat who was once one of Hitler's favourites, and now tries to battle against her disillusion; of General von Albern as he plans to assassinate Hitler; of the General's son Helmut and his war-threatened romance with an English actress, Melissa Hayes. All this we see through the eyes of Sean Ccarmody, the boy from the Australian bush who has lost his innocence amidst the politics and ambitions of Nazi Germany.' (Publication summary)
'Cathleen O'Dea has come from Hollywood to Germany to star in a film. But that is not the real purpose of her visit. She is in Berlin to trace her missing mother.
'As Europe plunges trowards war, we become enthrallingly invo0lved in Cathleen's story - and the story of Admiral Canaris, head of the _Abwehr_, as he agonises over a secret he has uncovered; of an English aristocrat who was once one of Hitler's favourites, and now tries to battle against her disillusion; of General von Albern as he plans to assassinate Hitler; of the General's son Helmut and his war-threatened romance with an English actress, Melissa Hayes. All this we see through the eyes of Sean Ccarmody, the boy from the Australian bush who has lost his innocence amidst the politics and ambitions of Nazi Germany.' (Publication summary)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
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- Sound recording.
- Large print.
Works about this Work
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Professional, Plausible
1986
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 25 January 1986; (p. B2)
— Review of The City of Fading Light 1985 single work novel -
Lofty Wit Where Anger Was Really Needed
1986
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 18 January, 1986; (p. 12)
— Review of The City of Fading Light 1985 single work novel -
Two-Dimensional Characterisation - but Good Yarns
1985
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 28-29 December 1985; (p. 13)
— Review of The City of Fading Light 1985 single work novel
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Two-Dimensional Characterisation - but Good Yarns
1985
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 28-29 December 1985; (p. 13)
— Review of The City of Fading Light 1985 single work novel -
Lofty Wit Where Anger Was Really Needed
1986
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 18 January, 1986; (p. 12)
— Review of The City of Fading Light 1985 single work novel -
Professional, Plausible
1986
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 25 January 1986; (p. B2)
— Review of The City of Fading Light 1985 single work novel
Last amended 5 May 2020 12:21:52
Subjects:
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cGermany,cWestern Europe, Europe,
Settings:
- 1930s
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