Ward S. Just

The American Ambassador

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Produktbeschreibung

"A master American novelist." -Vanity Fair "A gripping international thriller" about a Foreign Service officer-and the son who turns to terrorism to spite him (Los Angeles Times). William North Jr. inherited his father's keen political instincts and passion for justice. But the last time Ambassador North saw his son he seemed like a stranger-and a hostile one at that. Now, just as North prepares to take a new post in Germany, reports emerge that Bill Jr. is aligned with a German terrorist organization. Suddenly, a private conflict between father and son escalates to a matter of national security. North is faced with a terrifying dilemma as loyalty to family and country are directly at odds. The American Ambassador is at once a riveting tale of suspense and a thoughtful meditation on the fragility of Western values in an age of terrorism. "Haunting and persuasive . . . Charged with authenticity . . . A splendid book that is both thoughtful and fast-moving." -The New York Times

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Houghton Mifflin
• Seitenzahl: 338
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. Juni 2003
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 478g
• ISBN-13: 9780618340781
• ISBN-10: 0618340785
• Artikelnr.: 21996753

Autorenporträt

WARD JUST (1935-2019) was the author of nineteen novels, including Exiles in the Garden, Forgetfulness, the National Book Award finalist Echo House, A Dangerous Friend, winner of the Cooper Prize for fiction from the Society of American Historians, and An Unfinished Season, winner of the Chicago Tribune Heartland Award and a finalist for the 2005 Pulitzer Prize.