The Very Rich Hours of Count Von Stauffenberg (Paperback)

from LizzieD

This is a very rich book with such lush, dense writing that this reader often sat bemused. The narrative moves from Claus von Stauffenberg's service in Africa where he was horribly wounded through his rising determination to kill Hitler, taking its time over the assassination attempt, and finally...

from lriley

An Englishman living in the Ithaca NY area West is a writer who seems to feel at home writing fiction situated from just about anywhere on the planet. He's not always the most easy to read--the points of view often posited by his characters are ones they often leave unexpressed in the world about...

from slickdpdx

Beautiful, elegiac, brutal. Reading the second half of the book, which reveals the consequences of the failure of the plot to assassinate Hitler, is like being pounded to death with a velvet hammer.

from LizzieD

This is a very rich book with such lush, dense writing that this reader often sat bemused. The narrative moves from Claus von Stauffenberg's service in Africa where he was horribly wounded through his rising determination to kill Hitler, taking its time over the assassination attempt, and finally...

from lriley

An Englishman living in the Ithaca NY area West is a writer who seems to feel at home writing fiction situated from just about anywhere on the planet. He's not always the most easy to read--the points of view often posited by his characters are ones they often leave unexpressed in the world about...