From the author of WORDS IN THE DUST and DIVIDED WE FALL: A heartwarming book about a son reconnecting with the father he lost in Afghanistan. Mike was seven when his father was killed in mysterious circumstances in Afghanistan. Eight years later, the family still hasn't recovered: Mike's mom is ov
If You're Reading This, I'm Already Dead
โ Scribed by Nicoll, Andrew
- Book ID
- 109733212
- Publisher
- Quercus
- Year
- 2013
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 242 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9781623652500
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โฆ Synopsis
The bright, funny and wild story of an acrobat from Hamburg who decided to become the King of Albania, succeeded, and fell in love along the way
Otte Witte is an old man. The Allies are raining bombs on his city and, having narrowly escaped death, he has come home to his little caravan to drink what remains of his coffee (dust) and wait for the inevitable. Convinced that he will not see the sunrise, he decides to write the story of his life for the poor soul who finds what's left of him come the morning.
And it's quite a story. Years earlier, when he was in either Buda or Pest, working in the circus, a dear friend showed him a newspaper article: Albania was searching for a long-lost Turkish prince to be the new king. The Turkish prince was the image of Otto...
A plan was formed; adventure, disaster, love and sheer, unabashed hope followed.
If You're Reading This, I'm Already Dead is a joy to read; accomplished and full of the warmth, honesty...
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