A Slender Thread, John Rhodes
A Slender Thread, John Rhodes
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A Slender Thread
A Novel of World War II

Author: John Rhodes

Narrator: Evie Butcher

Unabridged: 9 hr 31 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Roundel House

Published: 05/30/2022


Synopsis

1942: Amid the Siege of Malta, one of the most crucial battles in modern history, only extraordinary courage and willpower can turn looming defeat into victory.

The war in the Mediterranean, 1942: The outcome of World War II hangs, as Churchill says, by “a slender thread.” Erwin Rommel, Hitler’s “Desert Fox,” is poised to defeat the reeling British army in Egypt and thwart America’s first operation in Europe. Only the tiny, embattled, half-starved Mediterranean island of Malta stands in Rommel’s way.

Will heroism and devotion be enough to stave off the implacable forces of Hitler’s all-conquering Third Reich and Mussolini’s new Roman Empire? And, as the battle rages, the relentless strains of war threaten not only the survival of Malta but also the survival of Johnnie and Eleanor’s relationship. Will their future together be yet another casualty of war?

John Rhodes, author of the award-winning Breaking Point series, weaves the fictional story of fighter pilot Johnnie Shaux and military strategist Eleanor Rand into the heartbreaking, inspiring historical fabric of World War II.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Jim on July 01, 2022

Once again, I have done myself a disservice. Recently, I received an e-book Advanced Reading Copy of a book from an author I had not read before. I thank Roundel, the publisher, for the book by author JOHN RHODES. Where is the disservice? It is book three of his World War II series and I always disl......more

Goodreads review by Maria on April 26, 2022

Thank you Netgalley for the advanced reader's copy of A Slender Thread by John Rhodes. I didn't realize this was the third book in the series when I started reading. I struggled with this one. It felt like the book spent more time on the mechanics and action of wartime than character introductions or......more

Goodreads review by Phillip on April 18, 2022

the siege of Malta What a great series. These books take a few well developed characters and they face all the Axis can assemble with fortitude and valour. sorry that a few good folk die in the process.......more

Goodreads review by David on April 03, 2022

Another great book in this series Very well-written account of the siege of Malta, continuing the stories of Eleanor and Johnnie Shaun and Keith Parks. Eagerly awaiting the next book.......more

Goodreads review by Clive on March 01, 2024

Would have been a 3.5 if there were half stars available, although this is still half a star short of my four-star views of the first two stories in this series. The two main characters and the descriptions of the wartime activities they are caught up in remain as compelling and grimly fascinating a......more