A novel with something for both the romance and drama lover alike.
Saffron, a secret agent is separated from her lover by WWII. Their different nationalities mean that they find themselves on opposing sides. Wilbur Smith carefully crafts missions for them both and had clearly an excellent historical knowledge of the war. Some of the descriptions of prisoner of war camps are so grafically described in detail that they’re difficult to read, in other sections large amonts of time pass in a couple of pages. This inconsistency is occasionally frustrating, but overall the style does drive you on to keep turning the pages.
The ending was somewhat unrealistic all things considered and rather rushed in comparison to the rest of the novel. This is my first Wilbur Smith novel and I would like to read others to see if this is a style,l trait. Or perhaps there will be a follow up and this isn’t the last we will hear of Saffron and Gerhard
Saffron, a secret agent is separated from her lover by WWII. Their different nationalities mean that they find themselves on opposing sides. Wilbur Smith carefully crafts missions for them both and had clearly an excellent historical knowledge of the war. Some of the descriptions of prisoner of war camps are so grafically described in detail that they’re difficult to read, in other sections large amonts of time pass in a couple of pages. This inconsistency is occasionally frustrating, but overall the style does drive you on to keep turning the pages.
The ending was somewhat unrealistic all things considered and rather rushed in comparison to the rest of the novel. This is my first Wilbur Smith novel and I would like to read others to see if this is a style,l trait. Or perhaps there will be a follow up and this isn’t the last we will hear of Saffron and Gerhard