As the Second World War nears its end, the great economist John Maynard Keynes is at the peak of his career, despite failing health, and is seeking to establish a new international financial and currency regime for the post-war future.
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Este autor se adentra en temas históricos, particularmente la historia moderna, aprovechando su experiencia para construir escenarios de novelas detallados y precisos. Su enfoque de escritura evolucionó de una carrera académica, lo que le permite una exploración precisa del pasado. Posee un gran interés en la literatura, el teatro y el arte, lo que informa su refinada prosa. Su trabajo actual se centra en la creación de narrativas ricas en contexto histórico.
April, 1944. A man is waiting to assassinate a prominent figure. He is not motivated by revenge or profit but by his belief that this one act of violence will save many lives and secure a greater peace for the whole of Europe.
The year is 1962. Anthony Fernard is a civil servant with a minor but responsible position in the Home Office. He has a steady job and a reasonably happy home life. His run of the mill routine is enlivened by a mild entanglement with a young woman and a tendency to do things his own way at work, whatever the official line...