Name: Escape (Asian Saga)
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Author: Clavell, James
ISBN: 9781982537685

Type

Physical Book

Author

James Clavell

Publisher

Blackstone Publishing

Year

2019

Language

English

Pages

480

Format

Paperback

ISBN13

9781982537685

Synopsis "Escape (Asian Saga) "

Tehran, Iran 1979: Simmering religious tensions explode and the Shah is forced to flee Iran. A British helicopter company--secretly owned by the Noble House of Hong Kong--with a fleet of helicopters registered in Iran faces bankruptcy if their copters are claimed or destroyed by the uprising. The pilots need to escape, but they've built lives in Iran, some even have families. Finnish pilot Erikki Yokkonen has married Azadeh, an Iranian woman of noble birth, whose family is caught up in the political situation exploding around them. Tasked with saving as many of the helicopters as he can and desperate to save his love, Erikki and Azadeh become caught up in the events around them.Threaded throughout master storyteller James Clavell's novel Whirlwind much like a shimmering strand of silk woven through an elaborate Persian carpet, is the love story of two people from different backgrounds. They have been brought together by a love stronger than either one, a love stronger than the revolutionary fires that burn all around them. A moving story, expertly told, unthreaded from the original masterwork, and allowed to stand on its own, brilliantly.

James Clavell

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James Clavell (Sydney, 1921 - Vevey, 1994) was a bestselling author of epic and historical novels, as well as a screenwriter and director in the United States since 1953. Clavell is especially known for the epic novels of his "Asian Saga", among which stand out “Shōgun” (1975), “Tai-Pan” (1966), and “King Rat” (1962).

In addition to his work as a novelist, Clavell wrote the scripts for a series of acclaimed films and also worked as a director and producer. He lived many years in Vancouver and Los Angeles, before settling in Switzerland, where he died in 1994.

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