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Brilliantly accomplished and critically acclaimed novel of Nazi Germany and the plight of internees in wartime Britain by writer and comedian David Baddiel.

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An intriguing novel about history and truth . . . The intelligence and inquiry of this book will surprise many * THE TIMES *
Wonderful . . . brilliantly realised * INDEPENDENT *
It is a sombre, clever book, but, being Baddiel, is irradiated by flashes of dark humour * Sally Vickers, SPECTATOR *
David Baddiel's excellent new novel . . . Sensitive, intelligent and deeply moving, THE SECRET PURPOSES is both a gripping read and a long overdue indictment of Britain's treatment of Jewish refugees * IMAGE *

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      Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group
      Publication Date: 07/04/2005
      ISBN13: 9780349117461, 978-0349117461
      ISBN10: 0349117462
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      Classics Contemporary Fiction Historical Fiction

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Brilliantly accomplished and critically acclaimed novel of Nazi Germany and the plight of internees in wartime Britain by writer and comedian David Baddiel.

      Trade Review
      An intriguing novel about history and truth . . . The intelligence and inquiry of this book will surprise many * THE TIMES *
      Wonderful . . . brilliantly realised * INDEPENDENT *
      It is a sombre, clever book, but, being Baddiel, is irradiated by flashes of dark humour * Sally Vickers, SPECTATOR *
      David Baddiel's excellent new novel . . . Sensitive, intelligent and deeply moving, THE SECRET PURPOSES is both a gripping read and a long overdue indictment of Britain's treatment of Jewish refugees * IMAGE *

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