"The book, the era, the characters and the stories as well as the relationships completely captured me to the extent of being there in Paris and Berlin with them. Additionally, the Jazz Era of the 1920’s in Paris was all and more than I ever expected. I wish I could have been there on some of those late nights enjoying wine and jazz as well as the dancing. I quickly realized how very special the bonds and support was amongst particularly the women not to mention the sexuality and romance. The combining of both fictional and non-fictional characters was indeed remarkable and contributed greatly to the success of this novel.
The combining of both fictional and non-fictional characters was indeed remarkable and contributed greatly to the success of this novel. The life experiences of Kurt (the American foreign correspondent in Berlin and WW I veteran) were at once both remarkable and yet sad and tragic. His relationship with the London economist John M. Keynes and the link with Mr. Keynes’ book “The Economic Consequences of the Peace” was profound and timely. I was moved by the conversations related to the “Failed Peace” after World War I. Reparations and excessive greed seemed to consume many after the victory while the real humanitarian needs of the people after the war went unmet. A very sad commentary indeed.
Eric Eliason
"A must read for those interested in an incredibly literary....significantly researched historical novel, mixing real and fictional characters and extremely well crafted that comes to life in Paris during the 1920s, recapturing all the reasons we as a country contributed with the treaty of Versailles the reasons that eventually led to the start of the second world war. I found the intertwined romantic sections adding to a total gem of a read."
Bruce Michael Forester