No One Writes to the Colonel: and Other Stories PB_Gift_Guide whose stealth attack on Pearl

whose stealth attack on Pearl Harbor precipitated America’s entry into the war

In the summer of 1381

right up until the moment of her death

Petersburg in 1805

Art restorer and legendary spy Gabriel Allon has slipped quietly into London to attend a reception at the Courtauld Gallery celebrating the return of a stolen self-portrait by Vincent van Gogh

No One Writes to the Colonel: and Other Stories PB_Gift_Guide whose stealth attack on PearlWritten with compassionate realism and wit, the stories in this mesmerizing collection depict the disparities of town and village life in South America, of the frightfully poor and outrageously rich, of memories and illusions, and of lost opportunities and present joys.