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Ordinary Heroes (Paperback)

by Scott Turow (Author)
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  • Paperback: 320 pages
  • Publisher: Pan; New edition edition (2 Jun 2006)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0330441663
  • ISBN-13: 978-0446617765
  • Product Dimensions: 17.6 x 11 x 2.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 2,568,010 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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'His most ambitious work to date… a riveting tale of love and treachery under fire.' --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.


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Whilst mourning the death of his father, journalist Stewart Dubin decides to research the life of a man he had always respected, always admired, but possibly never quite knew . . .

As a young, idealistic lawyer during the last terrible months of the Second World War, David Dubin was sent to the European Front – ostensibly to bring charges against a brave American hero, Robert Martin, who had suddenly, inexplicably, gone local and stopped following orders. Martin has become a liability and the authorities want him neutralized.

But as Dubin learns more about Martin and the demons possessing him, he finds himself falling in love with Martin's enigmatic ex-mistress – a dangerous woman of incredible courage. And someone who will do anything to protect her comrade-in-arms . . .

Stewart discovers a journal written by his father – and learns of his incredible courage in the face of battle, reads first-hand of the shattering moral consequences for those caught in the chaos of war and, finally, the secret he had died protecting . . .

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A great story from World War Two, 16 Dec 2006
By SJ SMART "Smartie" (London) - See all my reviews
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I have been let down by so many books about or set in World War Two BUT this is NOT one of them. Its a very powerful portrayal of Americans at war seen through the eyes of a lawyer pursuing an OSS agent and ending up in combat during the Battle of the Bulge.

Its very well written and very detailed and despite what you might think after reading the above very believable and realistic. It reminded me a bit of the great book and TV series Band of Brothers. If you liked that you will like this.
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Powerful, 7 Nov 2006
By Barbara Eacott (Cambridge, GB) - See all my reviews
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As narratives go, this had an eloquence all of it's own. The story follows a decent man through the appalling winter of 1944 in France, and the reader is left in no doubt of the tragedy and futility of war. I found is a very powerful book, not in a 'gung-ho here comes the cavalry way', but in a thoughful, clear and compassionate way. It has stayed with me long after I finished it. I will definitely look for other books Scott Turow has written.
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Wartime drama/romance worth a go, 10 Oct 2006
By Ichabod J (Farleigh Wallop, Hampshire) - See all my reviews
  
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Turow has written another legal thriller here, but one with a difference, as the novel takes the form of a tale within a tale and has mainly a wartime setting.

Following the death of his father, Stewart Dubinsky discovers the parent he knew as a staid, respectable lawyer had faced a court-martial in the Second World War. His father's manuscript account of the events leading to this forms the bulk of the novel.

The book contains some powerful writing about the experience of war and its impact on ordinary men. Certainly it is a cut above the usual derring-do of many war adventures. There is also a sort of love story, but one in which the development of romance is shaped by the war in which it blooms.

Turow has fashioned a thoughtful novel about the search for identity and the quest for truth. The father, David Dubin, struggles to understand his own self, and the true intentions of others during the maelstrom of battle. This is followed by the son's quest to understand his father more fully. Along the way, Stewart Dubinsky (whose surname has reverted to its original form) discovers more than he expected about his family and true heritage.




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