I really enjoyed this novel, which uses a very interesting premise to tell the stories of three very different people. The author Alex Capus, starts at a train station in Zurich in 1924 where the paths of Emile Gillieron, Felix Bloch, and Laura d'Oriano cross - though they never meet - to take us on a journey through each of their rich and at times interwoven paths.
Emile is one of the greatest art forgers of his day, who works with a renowned archaeologist in Greece to recreate ancient artifacts. Felix is a gifted scientist who finds his way to New Mexico and works with Robert Oppenheimer. And Laura is a moderately talented singer with a gift for languages who eventually becomes a spy for the Allies. Capus chronicles their lives along the way, and in doing so paints a portrait of prewar and wartime Europe.
This isn't an epic, and it's a very nice read. I highly recommend it.
A Price to Pay
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