The Element of Water
Stevie Davies
In pre-war Germany, two boys grow up together inseparable. However, as adulthood approaches and Nazism continues its inexorable march, they can no longer reconcile their friendship as one becomes an SS officer and the other a pawn in the intelligence unit. Thirteen years later their children meet.
Buy this book at Amazon- Publisher
- The Women's Press
- Year
- 2001
- ISBN-13
- 9780704347304
- Genre
- Fiction
- Topics
- Friendship torn apart by ideologyNazi GermanyLegacy and generational impact of war
Awards
- The Booker PrizeLonglistedMajor(2001)
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