Speculative fiction author Helen Lowe, also loves historical fiction and has just finished reading Robert Harris's "An Officer and A Spy", which she thoroughly recommends. Here's a taste of what she has to say:
"..I’ve finished
and am happy to say that’s it’s a top-notch read from “go” to “whoa.” To
recap, the book is a fictionalised account of true events, the so-called Dreyfus
Affair. The novel begins with the conviction of a French army officer, Alfred
Dreyfus, for spying and follows the gradual realization by military
intelligence officer, Georges Picquart, that Dreyfus has been wrongfully
convicted. The novel covers the period from Dreyfus’s arrest in 1894 to 1906
when his name was finally cleared.
...In Robert Harris’ s
hands...the story is deftly told, with excellent pacing between historical
events, the convincing development of an array of historical characters, and
the uncovering of the conspiracy that led to Dreyfus’s conviction. I definitely
wanted to keep turning those pages, even late at night when I could barely keep
my eyes open, and even missed out on a movie so I could finish the book!
..."
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