The New Men (The Strangers and Brothers Novels)

By: C.P. Snow

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Synopsis: Winner of the James Tait Black Prize: Two brothers find themselves at odds amid Britain&’s quest for an atomic weapon, in this vivid historical novel. As the Second World War begins to rage, Britain&’s brightest minds put their efforts into the development of atomic munitions, laboring away in a closely guarded research station in a Warwickshire village. Lewis Eliot, in a stint as a civil servant, gets his brother, Martin, a position there. But as tensions and debate swirl among the scientific community, the opportunity may turn into a full-blown crisis, in this gripping novel by a Booker Prize finalist whose wide-ranging career spanned the worlds of both science and government in mid-twentieth century Britain. &“A master craftsman in fiction.&” —The New York Times &“Together, the [Strangers and Brothers] sequence presents a vivid portrait of British academic, political and public life.&” —Jeffrey Archer, The Guardian

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:: 9781504097000
Publisher:: Open Road Media
Date of Addition:: 10/15/24
Copyrighted By:: C.P. Snow
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: History, Military, Literature and Fiction, Politics and Government
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.