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Fatherland (Paperback)

by Robert Harris (Author)
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  • Paperback: 400 pages
  • Publisher: Arrow Books Ltd; New edition edition (6 May 1993)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0099263815
  • ISBN-13: 978-0099263814
  • Product Dimensions: 17.8 x 10.9 x 2.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (94 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 5,248 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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"Fatherland" is set in an alternative world where Hitler has won the Second World War. It is April 1964 and one week before Hitler's 75th birthday, Xavier March, a detective of the Kriminalpolizei, is called out to investigate the discovery of a dead body in a lake near Berlin's most prestigious suburb. As March discovers the identity of the body, he uncovers signs of a conspiracy that could go to the very top of the German Reich. And, with the Gestapo just one step behind, March, together with an American journalist, is caught up in a race to discover and reveal the truth - a truth that has already killed, a truth that could topple governments, a truth that will change history.


About the Author

Robert Harris was born in Nottingham in 1957 and is a graduate of Cambridge University. He has been a reporter on the BBC's Newsnight and Panorama programmes, Political Editor of the Observer, and a columnist on The Sunday Times and Daily Telegraph. In 2003 he was named Columnist of the Year in the British Press Awards. He is the author of the number one bestsellers Fatherland, Enigma, Archangel and Pompeii, as well as five nonfiction books. He lives in Berkshire with his wife and four children.

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19 of 21 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Wow - that was great!, 17 April 2009
Fatherland is such a good read! I'm probably like everyone else who picked up this to read...I wanted to see what might have happened 'If....'

Alternate history intrigues me and I think this particular point in history is one of the most speculated about when it comes to 'what if's'.

To begin with I found it hard to lose myself in the alternate reality because my mind kept trying to correct what I was reading and saying 'No, no, no, that's now how it was/is'. But several chapters in and I was sucked into the pages and loving it.

Some might say the characters are a bit hackneyed; loner cop, dumped by his wife for overworking, estranged from his kid, meets much younger feisty heroine who he hooks up with no problem, antagonist is a bad bully with no redeeming features....and, and, and. You get the idea. But really, why fix it if it isn't broken? All those very things and more are what make this book great. The alternate ending to WWII means we're taken out of our comfort zone and these other constants give us something familiar to work with.

That's where the familiarity ends though, the story itself is slick, well constructed and highly enjoyable but imaginative use of 'what if' takes us to places that I for one am glad I'll never see. Don't expect any happy endings, in this fantasy regime, things are grim. There's everything to hope for and nothing to lose.

I've given this to my dad to read and he loved it too. He lived through things the first time around and says Robert Harris has put into words everything he feared at the time and he's glad he only had to read it not live it.




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39 of 47 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars If you're gonna read one book, read this..., 4 Aug 2003
I bought this book to read on a train journey home a few years ago. The journey lasted about an hour and a half, but I finally put the book down after reading the final word of the final page at 4am the next morning. Apart from showing my ticket to the conductor I don't think I talked to anyone in between. I was hooked. I even ignored the pretty brunette sat opposite me. Set in 1964, with Hitler having won the war and ruling over a Greater German Reich, a German policeman investigates a supposedly routine death and ends up uncovering a secret that some people will go to any length to protect. A great read that will leave an impact on you years after your first read.
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24 of 30 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars a great read as well as thought provoking, 7 Mar 1999
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Fatherland is a cracking good yarn, a highly readable story of political intrigue and personal secrets. The plot moves swiftly and intelligently, building to an ending which is both intriguing and awesomely plausible. Above all, Harris draws a fascinating and all too believable picture of a Europe reshaped and defined by German victory at the end of World War II, a vision which not only intrigues and reminds one that history could have been very different, but also reinforces the view that history is written by the winning side. While not great literature by any means, this is a thought provoking book, and seriously recommended for its readability.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Believable Alternate History?
Alternate history is not a genre I am familiar with so I cannot compare " Fatherland" to similar work. Read more
Published 1 day ago by DC Thornbray

4.0 out of 5 stars STORY WITHIN A STORY
I read this book about three years ago and again recently. The detective element of the story is addictive reading and thoroughly justifies the favourable reviews. Read more
Published 24 days ago by C. Sloan

3.0 out of 5 stars Not the best in its field, by a very long chalk
Okay, here's the deal - DON'T read the following if:
1) You want to be told 'Fatherland' is a great read and Robert Harris a great writer. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Brian Flange

4.0 out of 5 stars Fatherland
An important "fictional" read, even knowing things you know about Nazi Germany, it's still makes you gasp with shock, horror, but the depth of sorrow is indescribable. Intense.
Published 3 months ago by El.p.

5.0 out of 5 stars Harris Puts You In The Alternative Berlin, 1964
Robert Harris is a master of the mystery, the thriller, the historical novel and the "what if" all at once. Read more
Published 4 months ago by A. McKenna

3.0 out of 5 stars Fatherland
This book has some decent ideas but there's an unfortunate air of, so what? to it. The big conspiracy is something the reader will already know about, so where's the surprise... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Rich

5.0 out of 5 stars My Best Book of The Year (so far).
Loved this book!! I'm really into WWII and detective novels, so it was a real treat for me to sit down and read this book. Read more
Published 5 months ago by J. Cook

5.0 out of 5 stars Counterfactual quality
This book is truly 'unputdownable'. I have just read it for the third time and it gripped from start to finish yet again. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Officer Dibble

4.0 out of 5 stars A very good plot, but a weak ending

The plot of this book revolves around an alternative 1960s where Germany won the Second World War through some sort of appeasement with the UK and USA and carved out a... Read more
Published 6 months ago by J. Milton

4.0 out of 5 stars Entertaining and hard-hitting
This was a good read, and like many of the other reviewers I was hooked and made fast progress through it, finishing it in a couple of days. Read more
Published 10 months ago by Mr. Charles S. Tyack

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