A gripping and compelling fictional account of the key meetings and events which led up to the outbreak of World War Two: how egos flourished, diplomacy failed, and a few powerful men brought Europe to the brink of disaster. For fans of HHhH and To Die in Spring.
THE MOOD IN THE ROOM.
THE AMBITION IN THE AIR.
THE TRAGEDY IN THE MAKING.
WWII. CURTAIN-UP.
'A book whose staggering power lies in its simplicity' Le Monde
'A powerful story you read in one go' La Presse
'Brilliant . . . a lightning-like transformation of a tired, old, and far too often told story into a shocking new narrative' Der Spiegel
'Unputdownable' Süddeutsche Zeitung
[A] masterpiece . . . [Vuillard] illuminates in
glorious and ugly precision how the concentration of wealth and power, a cult of personality, political corruption, bigotry, and narcissism are the necessary but sometimes ignored steps that lead to catastrophe.
