Pacy and tense, and the pungently evoked past offers up some shrewd present-day parallels Mail on Sunday

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I have been waiting for most of my life for Robert Harris to write a novel that is not gripping, insightful and entertaining. I am waiting still Ben Macintyre, The Times Pacy and tense, and the pungently evoked past offers up some shrewd present-day parallels." — Mail on Sunday Act Of Oblivion offers a resonant history of both England and America as they struggle to forge a myth of nationhood out of opposing ideologies Daily Mail Harris's cleverness, judgment and eye for detail are second to none Dominic Sandbrook, Sunday Times An absolutely stunning historical novel and a ripping crime thriller at the same time. I've been recommending it far and wide and buying it for people for Christmas! Dead Good

The joy is in the vivid re-creation of 17th Century England and America and in the sly parallels with today that Harris teases out Mail on Sunday Based on real and fascinating history, this is Robert Harris's best since An Officer and a Spy The Times This is a novel that asks big historical questions. You could read it as a pure thriller, and it is one of Harris's most compellingly paced to date. You could read it as a piece of intelligent historical immersion. I think it is more; I think it is his best novel since Fatherland. Sunday Times He took a while to reply. By the time he spoke the men had gone inside. He said quietly, “They killed the King.” Harris spins an exciting tale which I hopewill leave you hungry for more." — Inside History Magazine

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Act Of Oblivion. . . marriespainstaking researchwithvivid historical recreationand leaps of imagination." — Daily Express A gripping thriller and a timely reminder of the dangers of a deeply divided and intolerant society The Shropshire Magazine Harrisskilfully weavespieces of his characters’ pasts giving the story depth and credibility. His research is comprehensive. . . . Act of Oblivionisa clever novel, building slowly and showing more than the hunt for two fugitives.”— Sunday Times(South Africa) It will come as no surprise to readers familiar with Harris’ work that this is a splendidly written historical novel. Harris really is a joy to read. . . . Another top-flight effort from a master storyteller.”— BooklistHarris delivers a gripping, well-paced tale rich in color, suspense and adventure.”— Minneapolis Star Tribune

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Harris is amaster of historical fiction, a compelling authorwho brings to life the recent and ancient past." — Times Literary Supplement Harris's books are always supremely readable - he has practically trademarked the term 'master storyteller' Alex Preston, Observer There is satisfaction in the well-made novel, and Robert Harris’s Act of Oblivion. . . [is one of the] best-made and thereforemost enjoyable new novels I read this year.”— The Scotsman

A riotously enjoyableand thoroughly modern manhunt. . . . Act of Oblivionisa book rich in the illuminating details that bring the past to life. . . . There’sa delicious sense of being in the hands of a master, of watching as the pieces of the narrative puzzle fall into place. Act of Oblivionis a fine novel." — The Observer I admire Robert [Harris] boundlessly forhis originality as well as superb narrative skill.”— Max Hastings, author of Inferno England. General Edward Whalley and his son-in law Colonel William Goffe board a ship bound for the New World. They are on the run, wanted for the murder of King Charles I—a brazen execution that marked the culmination of the English Civil War, in which parliamentarians successfully battled royalists for control. Harris is a master of historical fiction, a compelling author who brings to life the recent and ancient past Justin Warshaw, TLS

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It is easy to forget that Act of Oblivion is a fictional work based on actual events, which is a testament to Robert Harris’ writing. The book provides not only significant amounts of European history, but also thrilling suspense over Nayler’s pursuit of his final two targets . . . . Learning European history was never this much fun in school!" — Bookreporter Robert Harris is, simply put, masterful.”— Karin Slaughter, New York Timesand international bestselling authorHarris, deft as ever, weaves a hefty amount of historical fact into the narrative—politics, religion, colonial life, family ties—as well as themes of forgiveness and reconciliation.”— New Statesman