Hardcover, 491 pages
Spanish language
Published Aug. 6, 1992 by Círculo de Lectores, S.A..
Septiembre de 1939. Gran Bretaña ha declarado la guerra a Alemania.
Aventureros, artistas, hombres de negocios, ciudadanos que huyen de la vejación y la miseria embarcan en el último hidroavión que despega rumbo a Estados Unidos, abandonando un país sobre el que planea la incertidumbre...
La noble y fascista familia de los Oxenford huye para evitar la detención del patriarca. A su vez, Diana Lovesey lo hace para escapar con su amante Mark, mientras su marido Mervyn la persigue junto con Nancy Lenehan, que quiere impedir que su hermano Peter malvenda su empresa.
A great disappointment. I love some of his other work. I give three stars because of the material about the flight and the flying boat, the characters, plot and narrative I felt were not worthy of his ability.
My first Ken Follett book. It turned out to be extremely less suspenseful than the description led me to believe. Lots of deep character development. Much different sort of book than I am used to. It was ok but by no means one that kept me riveted to the story. I didn't think all the extremely descriptive sex scenes added to the plot of the book either but many others have already commented on that and apparently that is part of his writing style.
My first Ken Follett book. It turned out to be extremely less suspenseful than the description led me to believe. Lots of deep character development. Much different sort of book than I am used to. It was ok but by no means one that kept me riveted to the story. I didn't think all the extremely descriptive sex scenes added to the plot of the book either but many others have already commented on that and apparently that is part of his writing style.
