The great and calamitous tale of Johan Thoms
(2015)

Fiction

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PUBLISHED
[United States] : HarperCollins Publishers, 2015
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ISBN/ISSN
9780008165932 MWT15881572, 0008165939 15881572
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES

Johan Thoms (pronounced Yo-han Tomes) was born in Argona, a small town twenty-three miles south of Sarajevo, during the hellish depths of winter 1894. Little did he know that his inability to reverse a car would change the course of 20th Century History forever... Johan Thoms is poised for greatness. A promising student at the University of Sarajevo, he is young, brilliant, and in love with the beautiful Lorelei Ribeiro. He can outwit chess masters, quote the Kama Sutra, and converse with dukes and drunkards alike. But he cannot drive a car in reverse. And as with so much in the life of Johan Thoms, this seemingly insignificant detail will prove to be much more than it appears. On the morning of June 28, 1914, Johan takes his place as the chauffeur to Franz Ferdinand and the royal entourage and, with one wrong turn, he forever alters the course of history. - Published September 24th in Canada. - We have UK and Commonwealth rights, excluding Canada. - Author is a film producer and this project is top priority for him this year. - - We want to publish in paperback on June 28th to coincide with the 100th anniversary of the assassination

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