The Last Flight of Poxl West: A Novel by Daniel Torday

The Last Flight of Poxl West: A Novel by Daniel Torday This book is USED (not new) Condition: Very Good - Format: Paperback Publisher: Picador, , Dimensions: 5.55 x 0.79 x 8.25 inches, pages SKU: 811p - We use NZ Post overnight for delivery so please allow 1-5 days for delivery - If you would like to see more photos of the book, ask a question and we'll add them Book Description: A NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW EDITORS' CHOICE nNAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER nWINNER OF THE 2015 NATIONAL JEWISH BOOK AWARD /JJ GREENBERG MEMORIAL AWARD nFINALIST FOR THE 2017 SAMI ROHR PRIZE nLONGLISTED FOR THE 2017 INTERNATIONAL DUBLIN LITERARY AWARD nFINALIST FOR THE 2015 WALLANT AWARD n nA stunning debut novel from award-winning author Daniel Torday, in which a young man recounts his idolization of his Uncle Poxl, a Jewish, former RAF pilot, exploring memory, fame, and storytelling. n nPoxl West fled the Nazis' onslaught in Czechoslovakia. He escaped their clutches again in Holland. He pulled Londoners from the Blitz's rubble. He wooed intoxicating, unconventional beauties. He rained fire on Germany from his RAF bomber. n nPoxl West is the epitome of manhood and something of an idol to his teenage nephew, Eli Goldstein, who reveres him as a brave, singular, Jewish war hero. Poxl fills Eli's head with electric accounts of his derring-do, adventures, and romances, as he collects the best episodes from his storied life into a memoir. n nHe publishes that memoir, Skylock, to great acclaim, and its success takes him on the road, and out of Eli's life. With his uncle gone, Eli throws himself into reading his opus and becomes fixated on all things Poxl. n nBut as he delves deeper into Poxl's history, Eli begins to see that the life of the fearless superman he's adored has been much darker than Poxl let on, and filled with unimaginable loss from which he may have not recovered. As the truth about Poxl emerges, it forces Eli to face irreconcilable facts about t...