# A Country Road, a Tree by Jo Baker (Paperback)

**BY THE _SUNDAY TIMES_ BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF _LONGBOURN_** **'Skilful . . . daring . . . extraordinary' _The Guardian_** _'_**A fascinating fictional account of Samuel Beckett's wartime years' IAN RANKIN** **'Beautifully written, empathetic and unflinching, it is very, very good' _Daily Mail_** **_'_Marvellous, spare, moving' FRANCIS SPUFFORD** **'Insightful . . . beautifully paced . . . authentic' _The Irish Times_** **Paris, 1939**\- The pavement rumbles with the footfall of Nazi soldiers marching along the Champs Elysees. A young writer, recently arrived from Ireland to make his mark, smokes one last cigarette with his lover before the city they know is torn apart. Soon, he will put is own life and those of his loved ones in mortal danger by joining the Resistance... Spies, artists, deprivation, danger and passion- this is a story of life at the edges of human experience, and of how one man came to translate it all into art. **_Sunday Express_ Book of the Month** Praise for Jo Baker's **LONGBOURN**\- **'Intoxicating'** _Guardian_ **_'_Engrossing'** _Sunday Times_ **'Audacious'** _New York Times_

## Details

- **Price:** 9.99 GBP
- **Vendor:** Black Swan
- **Tags:** All Books, Historical Fiction, Romance

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| Default Title | 9.99 GBP | In stock |

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