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Night over water / Ken Follett.
On a bright September morning in 1939, two days after Britain declares war on Germany, a group of privileged but desperate people gather in Southhampton to board the largest, most luxurious airliner ever built - the Pan American Clipper - bound for New York. The passengers include a fascist English aristocrat fleeing with his family and a fortune in jewels; a German scientist escaping from the Nazis; a murderer under FBI escort; a beautiful young woman heading for a new life; and a handsome, charming, unscrupulous thief. They will be in the air for thirty hours, soothed by the carpeted lounges, the curtained beds, the gourmet dining room, and the endless champagne. But once inside the flying palace there is no escape. Over the Atlantic, the Clipper's passengers are gripped by mounting fear and tension as their journey reaches the point of no return.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780688046606
- ISBN: 0688046606
- ISBN: 0451173139 (Signet pbk.)
- Physical Description: 400 p. : ill., map ; 25 cm.
- Edition: 1st ed.
- Publisher: New York : Morrow, c1991.
Content descriptions
- General Note:
- Map on lining papers.
- Target Audience Note:
- Adult
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- Subject:
- World War, 1939-1945 > Fiction.
Air travel > Fiction.
World War Two > Fiction
Airlines > Airplanes - Genre:
- Suspense fiction.
Historical fiction.
Available copies
- 4 of 5 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect.
- 1 of 1 copy available at Elkford Public Library. (Show)
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- 0 current holds with 5 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elkford Public Library | FC FOL (Text) | 35170000148320 | Adult Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
| Gold Bridge Branch | GEN FOL (Text) | 545 | Paperbacks | Volume hold | In transit | - |
| Hazelton Public Library | Fic (Text) | T 0003533 | Adult Fiction - Main Floor | Volume hold | Available | - |
| Nakusp Public Library | FIC FOL (Text) | 35160000374265 | Adult Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
| Quesnel Branch | PB FOL (Text)
Legacy Use Count: 15 |
33923003573833 | Suspense | Volume hold | Available | - |
Ken Follett is one of the world’s best-loved authors, selling more than 160 million copies of his thirty books. Follett’s first bestseller was Eye of the Needle, a spy story set in the Second World War.
In 1989 The Pillars of the Earth was published, and has since become the author’s most successful novel. It reached number one on bestseller lists around the world and was an Oprah’s Book Club pick.
Its sequels, World Without End and A Column of Fire, proved equally popular, and the Kingsbridge series has sold 38 million copies worldwide.
Follett lives in Hertfordshire, England, with his wife Barbara. Between them they have five children, six grandchildren, and three Labradors.