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Orphaned Leaves
by Christopher Holt
This title was previously available on NetGalley and is now archived.
Pub Date
Jun 26 2018
| Archive Date
Jul 17 2018
Description
After the Second World War, Ernst Frick, one of the most senior war criminals in Himmler’s SS, becomes an international fugitive.
At first he flees to the Austrian Tyrol but as the net tightens, he looks for a safer refuge thousands of miles from Europe.
Argentina? Brazil? South West Africa?
He chooses Australia.
After the Second World War, Ernst Frick, one of the most senior war criminals in Himmler’s SS, becomes an international fugitive.
At first he flees to the Austrian Tyrol but as the net tightens...
Description
After the Second World War, Ernst Frick, one of the most senior war criminals in Himmler’s SS, becomes an international fugitive.
At first he flees to the Austrian Tyrol but as the net tightens, he looks for a safer refuge thousands of miles from Europe.
Argentina? Brazil? South West Africa?
He chooses Australia.
A Note From the Publisher
Christopher Holt was born in Exeter in 1941 and has worked in three continents as a teacher, broadcaster, ecologist and administrator. His experiences have inspired his fiction, not through nostalgia but from what he sees as their significance to the present day.
Christopher has a particular interest in exploring how history, religion ecology and geography influence current events, especially in the Middle East. At present he is working on Stand-Starers, a futuristic novel – the first of a trilogy.
Christopher is also the author of three other novels - The Gate of Tears, The Winter-Chaser, and Prayer of the Crow.
Christopher Holt was born in Exeter in 1941 and has worked in three continents as a teacher, broadcaster, ecologist and administrator. His experiences have inspired his fiction, not through...
A Note From the Publisher
Christopher Holt was born in Exeter in 1941 and has worked in three continents as a teacher, broadcaster, ecologist and administrator. His experiences have inspired his fiction, not through nostalgia but from what he sees as their significance to the present day.
Christopher has a particular interest in exploring how history, religion ecology and geography influence current events, especially in the Middle East. At present he is working on Stand-Starers, a futuristic novel – the first of a trilogy.
Christopher is also the author of three other novels - The Gate of Tears, The Winter-Chaser, and Prayer of the Crow.
Advance Praise
Orphaned Leaves was a finalist in the Exeter Novel Prize in 2015. After considerable re-editing, I entered it for the Bridport Literary Competition a year later and was awarded the Runner’s Up Prize. After a further editing the novel gained First Prize in the Yeovil Literary Award.
Orphaned Leaves was a finalist in the Exeter Novel Prize in 2015. After considerable re-editing, I entered it for the Bridport Literary Competition a year later and was awarded the Runner’s Up Prize...
Advance Praise
Orphaned Leaves was a finalist in the Exeter Novel Prize in 2015. After considerable re-editing, I entered it for the Bridport Literary Competition a year later and was awarded the Runner’s Up Prize. After a further editing the novel gained First Prize in the Yeovil Literary Award.
Available Editions
| EDITION |
Ebook |
| ISBN |
9781789011395 |
| PRICE |
£2.99 (GBP)
|
| PAGES |
200
|
Additional Information
Available Editions
| EDITION |
Ebook |
| ISBN |
9781789011395 |
| PRICE |
£2.99 (GBP)
|
| PAGES |
200
|
Average rating from 3 members
Featured Reviews
Diane E, Reviewer
'Orphaned Leaves' by Christopher Holt is a unique book because it is written from the perspective of a SS commander of the Reich. SS Brigadefuhrer Ernst Frick later to become Otto Brandt is the protagonist of this book. After murdering a red haired woman with a fox fur he is haunted by his deed. His guilt follows him through life. He also feels guilt because of his part in the Aktion, an operation involving the gathering and murdering of Polish Jews during the Holocaust. I found this book intriguing because I never thought about the men behind the heinous crimes during WWII. This thought provoking book gave me a new perspective on the life of this SS Commander. I recommend this book.
Featured Reviews
Diane E, Reviewer
'Orphaned Leaves' by Christopher Holt is a unique book because it is written from the perspective of a SS commander of the Reich. SS Brigadefuhrer Ernst Frick later to become Otto Brandt is the protagonist of this book. After murdering a red haired woman with a fox fur he is haunted by his deed. His guilt follows him through life. He also feels guilt because of his part in the Aktion, an operation involving the gathering and murdering of Polish Jews during the Holocaust. I found this book intriguing because I never thought about the men behind the heinous crimes during WWII. This thought provoking book gave me a new perspective on the life of this SS Commander. I recommend this book.
