Love, Lust, Loyalty, Betrayal, Suspense in 1936 Europe, in New Historical Novel A Break in the Storm"

New novel "A Break in the Storm" blends history with fiction, putting the reader in the center of the turmoil in Europe on the brink of World War II. A cast of fascinating characters -- including a ruthless German officer, his younger, idealistic subordinate, a beautiful young woman captivated by them both, plus a famous physicist facing persecution, and battle-scarred friends from World War I -- become entangled as the last chance to avoid World War II hangs in the balance and each must face decisions that may change their lives. Highly recommended: "A modern master of historical fiction."

(PRWEB) June 10, 2005 -- Looking for a great gift book for the dads on your list? A new novel, A Break in the Storm" by Arnold Simon, contains everything youre looking for: love, lust, loyalty, betrayal, and suspense, in a page-turning historical thriller. Blending history with fiction, A Break in the Storm" puts the reader in the center of the turmoil in Europe on the brink of World War II, as a cast of fascinating characters play out their parts in the drama. From a ruthless German officer, to his younger, idealistic subordinate, and the beautiful woman who captivates them both ... to the world-famous physicist facing persecution, and the battle-scarred friends from an earlier war, one seeking revenge for his familys massacre ... these lives become entangled as the last chance to avoid World War II hangs in the balance and each must face decisions that may change their lives forever.

A modern master of historical fiction...Simons prose is tense and unyielding, his historic recreation utterly tangible, his human drama-scene after breathless scene-gripping and compelling. A Break in the Storm offers the gamut: credible history, riveting drama and a profound message for all ages.

The best kind of reading there is." --Steven Roger Fischer, linguist and historian, author (Glyphbreaker").

On March 7, 1936, Hitler reoccupied the demilitarized buffer zone known as the Rhineland, thus violating the post-World War I Locarno Pact. Had the Allies at that moment met their obligation under that treaty to expel Hitlers small symbolic force, this event could have prevented future aggression and ended a war before it began. Instead, the Allies defaulted on their obligation, foreclosing the last chance to prevent World War II.

It is against the background of historic events that the drama in the lives of this novels characters unfolds," Simon explains. In one way or another, they are all victims of World War I, the Great War. All of the tensions and suspense, the victories and tragedies that grip their lives, result from that war, and the novels resolution is tied to these events."

Author Arnold Simon was born in New York City but his family traces its roots to the region where the events that form the background of this story occurred, and he lived in Europe at the time before World War II when they were unfolding. Simon returned to the United States on the eve of the war. He enlisted in the United States Navy and served during World War II. After graduating from Yale, he was an aerospace engineer and eventually entered law school at age thirty-nine. He has studied creative writing at UCLA. He and his wife live in Los Angeles.

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