Peter Grose - Ten Rogues

PRAISE FOR A GOOD PLACE TO HIDE

Peter Groses tale of the astounding rescue village of Le Chambon is a story resonant in our days, the age of refugees, and a grand narrative in its own right, all told with absorbing narrative skill. A book to cherish and recommend!

Thomas Keneally

This is a beautifully written tribute and an outstanding contribution to Holocaust literature.

Booklist

Inspiring. In chronicling the daring activity that went on for years, Grose keeps readers on the edge with a heartwarming story of ordinary heroes who just did what was required.

Kirkus Reviews

a page-turning account of how one French village defied the Nazis

The Bookseller

If you need proof that truth is stranger than fiction, go no further than this marvellous evocation of an isolated French village during World War II.

Ballarat Courier

What a terrific book. The subject matter is incredible and Peter Groses writing style is wonderful (read: highly enjoyable) and authoritative (read: educational). I devoured this book in two sittings and will be snapping up everything else this author has written.

Julie Lawson Timmer, author of Five Days Left

This meticulously researched, intriguing account documents the key figures in restrained prose that accentuates the sheer drama of the situation, delivers a salutary and resonant tale of a community rising to its best.

Bendigo Advertiser

This books publication is perfectly timed. Yes, its a deeply humane, diligently researched, skillfully written, and intelligently structured book. And normally these would be the strengths to mention first. But when a story this human comes along, it becomes a symbol of hope.

Lawrence J. Epstein, author of The Basic Beliefs of Judaism

In the vein of Schindlers List, A Good Place to Hide combines solid historical research with the tension of a spy novel an inspiring account of the extraordinary courage of ordinary people.

Shelf Awareness

Engrossing from beginning to end and painstakingly researched, master storyteller Peter Grose paints a vivid and moving picture of this era, leaving one with a sense of the triumph of human decency over grim odds.

Toowoomba Chronicle

PRAISE FOR AN AWKWARD TRUTH

Groses compassionate, honest and vivid account, with its awkward truths, deserves to be widely read.

Sun-Herald

This intriguing book should be read by all school students and history buffs as well as by the general reader.

Sydney Morning Herald

A masterful piece of research, easy to read, moving and unbiased. A must read.

Reveille

Peter Grose tells a brilliantly researched, intriguing story of heroism, looting, bungling and ill-preparedness.

Toowoomba Chronicle

The truth [Grose] uncovers would be laughable if it werent so tragic.

Adelaide Advertiser

Grose reveals an eye for telling detail.

Canberra Times

Read this engrossing book.

Australian Defence Magazine

Illuminating. Grose has researched meticulously. Readers will learn more than they expected.

Townsville Bulletin

PRAISE FOR A VERY RUDE AWAKENING

Peter Grose has a natural ability to tell a good yarn and the story of the Japanese subs that slid into Sydney Harbour in 1942 is about as good as any Aussie yarn can get. This is the kind of history writing that ensures the reader is engaged not only with the story but also the background drama.

Sydney Morning Herald

Grose knows how to write. [He] has many objectives here: to tell the story (and a fascinating one it is, too) in fine detail; to give us the political, military and social context; and to question received truths.

The Age

This book is an absolute cracker well researched and carefully written.

Army Magazine

Grose has produced an absorbing and thought-provoking study of that fateful night.

Australian Defence Review

A Very Rude Awakening is a ground-breaking new look at the night in 1942 when three Japanese midget submarines crept into Sydney Harbour and caused an unforgettable night of mayhem, high farce, chaos and courage.

Defence News

A stylish, gripping and masterfully told reconstruction of the night of 31 May 1942.

Asia-Pacific Defence Reporter

Groses spirited, well-researched book exposes much about a society at war, as well as one of the most daring military episodes in its course.

The Bulletin

A Very Rude Awakening reveals the triumphs of the little blokes doing their best while the might and pomp of high-ranking officialdom flapped about uselessly.

RSL News

The battle of Sydney Harbour is an enthralling story which Grose tells with verve.

Law Society Journal

A fascinating account of one of the more bizarre episodes from World War II.

News Weekly

Those with an interest in Australian history will enjoy this book immensely, primarily because it is so well written and its subject holds a strong fascination.

Newcastle Herald

Engrossing.

Surfers Paradise Weekend Bulletin

PETER GROSE began his working life as a journalist for the Sydney Daily Mirror before becoming the first London correspondent of The Australian. He switched from journalism to literary agency, setting up Curtis Brown Australia, then the first literary agency in Australia and now the biggest. After moving to the London office of Curtis Brown, where he continued as a literary agent, he joined the London publisher Martin Secker & Warburg as publishing director. In his retirement he returned to his first love: writing. He is the author of three bestselling history books. He is also the proud holder of British, American and Australian private pilots licences, and has flown all over Australia, Europe and the United States in single-engine aircraft. He lives in France.

OTHER BOOKS BY PETER GROSE

A Very Rude Awakening:

The night the Japanese midget subs came to Sydney Harbour

An Awkward Truth:

The bombing of Darwin, February 1942

A Good Place to Hide:

How one French community saved thousands

of lives in World War II

First published in 2020

Copyright Peter Grose 2020

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