A Ladder to the Sky - John Boyne
Category: General Fiction
Tags: General Fiction, Adults
Publisher: Random House (Audio) Date: November 2018 Duration: 11 hours 33 minutes, Summary: Maurice Swift is handsome, charming, and hungry for fame. The one thing he doesnt have is talentbut hes not about to let a detail like that stand in his way. After all, a would-be writer can find stories anywhere. They dont need to be his own., Working as a waiter in a West Berlin hotel in 1988, Maurice engineers the perfect opportunity: a chance encounter with celebrated novelist Erich Ackermann. He quickly ingratiates himself with the powerful but desperately lonely older man, teasing out of Erich a terrible, long-held secret about his activities during the war. Perfect material for Maurices first novel., Once Maurice has had a taste of literary fame, he knows he can stop at nothing in pursuit of that high. Moving from the Amalfi Coast, where he matches wits with Gore Vidal, to Manhattan and London, Maurice hones his talent for deceit and manipulation, preying on the talented and vulnerable
