| The Story of My Disappearance Contributor(s): Watkins, Paul (Author) |
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ISBN: 0312200269 ISBN-13: 9780312200268 Publisher: Picador USA OUR PRICE: $17.10 Product Type: Paperback Published: March 1999 Annotation: Although Paul Wedekind has created a new life for himself as a fisherman, he is haunted by his violent past. When he is sent to America as a contact for the KGB, his life is changed forever by one woman. Together, these two exiles must find the strength to resist the demands of the men who claim to own them. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Thrillers - Espionage |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 0.64" H x 5.48" W x 8.24" (0.50 lbs) 224 pages |
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| Publisher Description: Although Paul Wedekind has created a new life for himself as a fisherman on the coast of Rhode Island, he is haunted by his violent past. As a patriotic young man, he enlisted in the East German Stasi and was sent to Afghanistan, where he and a friend were taken prisoner by the Mujahadin. Years later Paul is sent to America as a contact for the KGB, where his life is changed forever by one woman. Together, these two exiles must find the strength to resist demands of the men who claim to own them. |
Contributor Bio(s): Watkins, Paul: - Paul Watkins is the author of many novels, including The Forger, Archangel, and Night over Day over Night, as well as the memoir Stand Before Your God. He attended the Dragon School at Eton and Yale, and currently lives with his family in Princeton, New Jersey, where he teaches at the Peddie School and Lawrenceville Academy. |