Book Review

Farthing (2006)

EW's GRADE
B+

Details Release Date: Aug 08, 2006; Writer: Jo Walton; Genres: Fiction, Sci-fi and Fantasy; Publisher: Tor Books

In this alterna-history, it's 1949 and England has made peace with the Nazis, who still occupy Europe.

For Fans of
Robert Harris' Fatherland or Philip Roth's Plot Against America.

Highlight
The upper-class twit who brokered the treaty with Hitler in '41 is found murdered at his estate; signs point to his one Jewish houseguest.

Lowdown
A stiff-upper-lip whodunit boasting political intrigue and uncomfortable truths about anti-Semitism.

Originally posted Jul 28, 2006 Published in issue #889 Aug 04, 2006 Order article reprints

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