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Between Mountains

Maggie Helwig

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English
Vintage
01 July 2005
'An eloquent combination of war report, courtroom drama and love story... elegant, enjoyable as well as moving' - Sunday Telegraph

Maggie Helwig's stunning British debut is an extraordinary war novel, a poignant and gripping story about the ripples that carry on long after the fighting is over, and about two people kept apart by history, ethics and human frailty.

Daniel is a war correspondent in Bosnia, a loner and a truthteller, up to a point, careless with everything except his sources. Lili is an interpreter, based in Paris, careful and meticulous. But when she finds herself working for the war crimes tribunal in The Hague, fails to declare her fragile relationship with Daniel.

Between Mountains is a compelling novel of immediacy and power, about love and language, truth and lies, war crimes and the weight of history - with a vividly evoked and frighteningly real supporting cast of war criminals, lawyers, refugees and journalists.
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Imprint:   Vintage
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Edition:   New edition
Dimensions:   Height: 197mm,  Width: 130mm,  Spine: 20mm
Weight:   230g
ISBN:   9780099464471
ISBN 10:   0099464470
Pages:   288
Publication Date:  
Recommended Age:   From 0 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Born in Liverpool, Maggie Helwig grew up in London and Kingston, Ontario, and now lives in Toronto. A writer and poet, she has worked as a music journalist, and an international human rights advocate, and travelled in Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia and elsewhere in Europe, as well as South America. She is married with one daughter.

Reviews for Between Mountains

This challenging dark chronicle of modern Europe touches the same nerves as Rachel Seiffert's The Dark Room * Guardian * Profound...elegantly written...it is at once a tender love story, a compelling narrative about recent history, and an unflinching account of human cruelty and sacrifice * Literary Review * A passionate and poetic love story which never flinches from its task of exploring the way history compromises our lives -- Ben Richards, author of The Mermaids and the Drunks A candid and moving account of the struggle to reconcile the past with hope for the future * Guardian * Between Mountains...[is] a profound gesture of remembrance, as well as a deeply moving work of art -- Michael Redhill, author of Martin Sloane


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