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The House of Rumour

The House of Rumour

Paperback Published on: 28/03/2013
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The House of Rumour
Mind-Blowing
Blimey, how to review House of Rumour? Where to begin? This is one crazy mash-up of a book. So, we start with Larry gazing at the sky, prompted to reminisc... READ MORE
Jane Sharp at Watford
The House of Rumour
Epic literary sci-fi
Jake Arnott weaves together characters both real and imagined, through events true and constructed, in this epic novel. At times it can be difficult to fol... READ MORE
Janette Fraser

Synopsis

A mind-bending, thrilling journey into 20th-century history and outer space - 'a brightly coloured portrait of our times that is alternatively intimate and epic . . . brilliant' (Independent on Sunday).

In 1941, Larry Zagorski was a naïve young writer of science-fiction. Seven decades on, he looks back on that crucial year and traces his place in a mysterious web - one that connects the Second World War with the Space Age, stretches from London to Cuba and Southern California, and links Ian Fleming with Rudolf Hess in a conspiracy that reverberates in the present.

Could this be the secret history of the 20th century? In a mesmerising novel peopled by spies and propagandists, the conned and the heartbroken, dreamers and fanatics, the question is: who will you believe?

Publisher information

  • Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
  • ISBN: 9780340922736
  • Number of pages: 416
  • Dimensions: 196 x 128 x 32 mm
  • Weight: 291g
  • Languages: English

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The House of Rumour
A confusing read
Spanning a period of around 70 years, the book blends fiction with real events, connecting WW2 counter intelligence with science fiction, space travel, rel... READ MORE
Miss D Kin
The House of Rumour
If u want something unusual!
A very unique story. It has a strange mixture of famous people, science fiction writers and propaganda used in the second world war. It is a little confuse... READ MORE
RjaneC
The House of Rumour
Excellent holiday reading matter.
"The House of Rumour" is craftily structured around a quote from Ovid which describes how Rumour thrives where "fiction is mixed with truth" and "spies eve... READ MORE
AliceMaudMary
The House of Rumour
Interesting Melange
Those familiar with Arnott’s style of blending historical facts and figures with his fictional characters will find much to enjoy here. Indeed, some of th... READ MORE
Derek Duerden
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