The story is about an author named David Martin who accepts an assignment to write a book for a very rich client.
An offer too good to be true.
After getting home from a very long shift, Dr. Jafaari is woken up asking to come identify his wife’s body who has been killed in a suicide attack
The few interesting events that do happen in this book are being told in such short order that it seems the author glossed over them on purpose
A discovery of a new version of the biblical “Genesis”, with the proof of extraterrestrial life these discoveries threaten Judaism, Christianity and Islam
A fictional book set in Paris, France. The book discusses philosophy, culture, the class system and more – sometimes on account of a strong story.
The “League of the Scarlet Pimpernel” is famous for rescuing French noblemen from certain death in creative and daring ways. A bounty is placed on their leader
A man wakes up to use the bathroom, lying on the floor with a gashing wound on his head. Another man appears which might be his deceased father
When Frederick Merill leaves his wife Katharine and children to fight in WWII everything seems to be fine. however over the years Frederick starts to change
There are many details about the book which are fascinating, the Bolshoi Ballet, the tryouts, dancing, the life of a ballerina, life in post WWII Russia
The dark, brooding and punishing interactions between the complex characters are a mastery of storytelling. The characters are also part of this complex plot