Alan furst, new york times bestselling author of mission to paris ive been a stewart onan fan since his very first novel, and never more so than with his latest. The first organization was the haganah, which means defense in hebrew. City of secrets fairfax county public library overdrive. Set in jerusalem in 1945, its a snapshot of jewish refugees in the city. Stewart onans new thriller is set in postworld war ii. City of secrets prince william public library system. About city of secrets stewart onan s city of secrets will keep you up all night reading what a beautifully crafted novel. Stewart onan s city of secrets will keep you up all night reading what a beautifully crafted novel. Stewart onans new thriller is set in postworld war ii jerusalem.
It began in 1920 in response to arab violence against the yishuv, the body of jewish residents in the territory of. Stewart onan s city of secrets begins in mandatory palestine when there were three main organizations in the jewish resistance. Set in jerusalem in 1946, onan focuses on the exploits of jewish resistance fighters, working to end the british mandate of palestine. From master storyteller stewart onan, a timely moral thriller of. This section of a biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification. Stewart onan is the author of sixteen previous novels, including city of secrets. Onan handles all this with a masterful sense of pacing. Alan furst, new york times bestselling author of mission to parisfrom master storyteller stewart onan, a timely moral thriller of the jewish underground resistance in jerusalem after the second world warin 1945, with no homes.
Alan furst, new york times bestselling author of mission to parisfrom master storyteller stewart onan, author of henry, himself and emily, alone, a timely moral thriller of the jew. City of secrets is an intense thriller a lovely noir and a surprisingly powerful romance. Like the city of casablanca depicted in michael curtizs 1942 eponymous film and indeed there are many thematic. Audiobooks fiction government, resistance to historical fiction historical fiction, american history holocaust survivors jewish refugees. Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately, especially if potentially libelous or harmful. City of secrets stewart onan november 7, 2016 bookandblintz in a remarkably sparse and careful narrative, steward onan delivers an incisive look into the lives of european jewish refugees who fought to establish israel as an independent jewish state.
Alan furst alan furst city of secrets is, by inclination and design, quiet and finite, but its impact is deceptively large because onan has something that cant be taught to a writer and can indeed be unlearned by talented writers. Brand, a latvian jew, lost his entire family in the holocaust and is haunted by the passivity with which he watched fellow inmates tortured and killed in the camps. City of secrets is, by inclination and design, quiet and finite, but its impact is deceptively large because onan west of sunset, emily, alone has something that cant be taught to a writer and can indeed be unlearned by talented writers. City of secrets thousand oaks library system overdrive. In this prequel to the beloved emily, alone, he offers an unsentimental, moving life story of a twentiethcentury everyman.
Stewart onan is renowned for illuminating the unexpected grace of everyday life and the resilience of ordinary people with humor, intelligence, and compassion. Stewart onans 16th novel, city of secrets, is an oldschool affair. City of secrets by stewart onan is a very highly recommended novel about the jewish underground resistance in jerusalem after the second world war. This is a writer whose output includes a quiet novel about the travails of an elderly woman emily alone, a ghost story about teenagers killed in an automobile accident the night country and, most recently, a recreation of the final days in hollywood of f. He worked from 1984 until 1988 as a test engineer at grumman aerospace corporation. Stewart onan s 16th novel, city of secrets, is an oldschool affair.
Stewart onan born february 4, 1961 is an american novelist. Stewart onans city of secrets begins in mandatory palestine when there were three main organizations in the jewish resistance. Unrest in jerusalem circa 1946 plots city of secrets by. His novel last night at the lobster was a national bestseller and a. Alan furst, new york times bestselling author of mission to paris from master storyteller stewart onan, author of henry, himself and emily, alone, a timely moral thriller of the jewish underground resistance in jerusalem after the second world war. City of secrets probably not until that is stewart onan chose that title for his 2016 novel of the tumultuous years in the holy land after the end of the second world war. City of secrets is a rich, powerful, beautifully crafted novel. In 1945, immediately following world war ii, jewish refugees had no place to go and tens of thousands set out for palestine, but jerusalem is under british occupation and control.
The desperate group of four men pried loose the tracks, flagged down the train, held. City of secrets follows one survivor, brand, as he tries to regain himself after losing everyone hes ever loved. The central player in city of secrets is brand, a lithuanian survivor who lost his wife, parents and. Set in jerusalem in 1945, its a snapshot of jewish refugees in the city shortly before israel was founded.
Stewart is the author of sixteen previous novels, including city of secrets. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. City of secrets ebook by stewart onan 9781101608401. It explores the pervasiveness of violence, as well as its ambiguity the way it can mask itself as necessity, entice the wellintentioned to cruelty, and blur the lines between good and evil. Alan furst, new york times bestselling author of mission to paris from master storyteller stewart onan, author of henry, himself and emily, alone, a timely moral thriller of the jewish underground resistance in jerusalem after the second world war in 1945, with no homes. In his new novel, city of secrets, stewart onan spins a tale of espionage and intrigue as richly layered and complex as the city it portrays, 1946 jerusalem during the british mandate. He got a bs in aerospace engineering at boston university in 1983, and during his time here, he became a fan of the boston red sox. Stewart onan explores the world of terrorists and terrorism in a historical context in city of secrets. A refugee in israel seeks his own kind of justice in the. Stewart onan will be reading from his newest novel henry, himself, his prequel to his beloved novel emily, alone. Certainly not brand, coaxed and coerced by his clandestine cell into ever. Stewart onan s thriller city of secrets blends historical accuracy with a richlyimagined story that centers on a 1946 hotel bombing in jerusalem. April 26, 2016 the protean onan west of sunset, 2015, etc.
City of secrets stewart onan s city of secrets will keep you up all night reading what a beautifully crafted novel. Now driving a taxi provided like his new identity by the underground, he navigates the twisting streets of jerusalem as well as the overlapping, sometimes deadly loyalties of the resistance. Stewart onan s city of secrets jerusalem has been called many things. One hallmark of stewart onan s fine literary career is the sheer diversity of his subject matter. A moral thriller of the jewish underground resistance in jerusalem after the second world war.
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