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~Kris Miller, TopShelf Review
In 1971 a
nineteen year old
Gavin Oliver and
his girlfriend Tilda
visit an abortion
clinic in California
to end an
unwanted
pregnancy. Things
Timothy Sunderland
take an
unexpected turn
and their relationship does not survive
the aftermath. Thirty six years later, the
day after a bitter battle in the workforce
appoints Gavin as the new owner of the
ad agency, he receives an unexpected
visitor. Tilda's daughter Rose has shown
up with an old yearbook and letters in
hand––asking questions he's not ready
to answer. Over the course of eight
days, secrets are uncovered that threaten
his marriage of twenty nine years, his
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Were it not for the act of a few brave
souls on a top secret mission, Germany
might have won the war. A closely
guarded secret at the time, was that in
the years leading up to 1943, the
German's were closer than anyone
realized to making
the atomic bomb.
In England, a
secret committee
called the SOE
(Special Operations
Executive) was
formed to deal with
that threat. What
Andrew Gross
stood in the way of
Germany's atomic
bomb was but a few brave men. It is
March of 1942 and Kurt Nordstrum has
given up everything to join the British in
A REFLECTIVE
COMING OF AGE the saboteur
AN AWE-INSPIRING,
STORY!
INTENSE NOVEL!
the ir fight against the Nazi's. Given
secret evidence of the German's
progress at the Norsk Hydro Plant in
Norway, Nordstrum commandeers a
steamer, bringing the information to
a top scientist in England. There he
is recruited by the Free Norwegian
Army to become a SOE operative to
infiltrate the impregnable, heavily
guarded plant. Parachuted into an
unforgiving terrain, battling against
the harshest weather conditions
imaginable, in a battle against time,
the men know there's little chance of
surviving. Based on a true story, The
Saboteur is an incredibly awe-inspiring
novel of complete sacrifice and raw
heroism. Written with intense,
action-packed scenes, and a heart-
stopping climax, this historical war time
story is absolutely captivating. A must
read for lovers of historical fiction/non-
fiction and for those who enjoy a
masterfully written action book alike.
business, and quite possibly his life in
this compelling debut novel. Timothy
Sunderland touches on the oft taboo
social subjects of abortion,
homosexuality, homelessness, and
alcoholism in a realistically insightful
way. The protagonist is endearingly
flawed, pulled in various directions
while trying to make the right choices.
Rules for Giving is a reflective coming of
age story of a man in a mid life crisis,
complete with a tight storyline of
corporate espionage, deep rooted
secrets and regret.
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~Kris Miller, TopShelf Reviews
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