Mr. Jones
- Authors
- Sweatman, Margaret
- Publisher
- Goose Lane Editions
- Tags
- japan , paranoia , historical fiction , soviet union , contemporary female authors , canadian history , literary fiction , ebook , spy , canadian author , russia , cold war , military history , communism , canadian fiction , espionage , kindle , mccarthyism , fiction
- ISBN
- 9780864929143
- Date
- 2014-09-16T00:00:00+00:00
- Size
- 1.15 MB
- Lang
- en
Award-winning author Margaret Sweatman has proven herself a virtuoso writer of historical fiction. Yet nothing she has written can prepare you for "Mr. Jones."
Emmett jones is adrift. Having firebombed civilians as a pilot during World War II, Emmett searches for something to cling to when life loses focus. Post-war, he becomes compulsively drawn to John Norfield, a former POW who has found his focus in communism.
Set in a time of rampant paranoia, "Mr. Jones" peels back the veneer of Canadian politics to reveal a nation willing to sacrifice its own. It is a fearful time, a time of "peace" at the onset of the nuclear age.
Emmett's existence comes under scrutiny. His relationship with Norfield makes him a target of security forces. His marriage, his job, even his child are the target of investigation. And as the nuclear arms race heats up, Mr. Jones sets himself on a path that will risk the lives of everyone he holds dear.
Evoking the classic works of le Carre and Greene, Sweatman's novel is a shattering exploration of a past where world governments threaten annihilation while training housewives in the proper techniques for sweeping up radioactive dust.