Carry Me Across the Water

The spectacular new novel from the author of BLUE RIVER and FOR KINGS AND PLANETS, both of which are also available as rejacked editions Submitted for all major key-account promotions; film of THE PALACE THIEF released 2002.

'Take the advice of no one,' August Kleinman is told by his mother, as around them in Hamburg the Nazi party is rising to power. With these words to guide him, August escapes to America, where he builds a fortune. This book tells the story of a man and his family, forging their lives against the backdrop of WWII and the heart of the 20th century.'Take the advice of no one,' young August Kleinman is told by his mother, as around them in Hamburg the Nazi party is rising to power. With these words alone to guide him, August escapes to America, where he builds a fortune, a family, and a life, on his own daring terms. August's character and fate are shaped by a shocking encounter in a cave with a Japanese soldier, a lifelong passion for an Italian girl named Ginger and estrangement from his own children. Finally, August must face the sins of his life and seek atonement.