Montenegro: A Novel [Paperback]

In 1908, with world war a dark prophecy on the horizon, an English traveler, Auberon Harwell, enters a far valley in Montenegro -- a spy sent to assess the political situation while posing as a botanist. Drawn into the drama of a young Serb in love with an unattainable woman, Harwell's sense of duty and honor will be severely compromised by his own dangerous desires -- leading him toward a shattering confrontation that will forever change the world he thought he knew.

In 1908, with world war a dark prophecy on the horizon, an English traveler, Auberon Harwell, enters a far valley in Montenegro -- a spy sent to assess the political situation while posing as a botanist. Drawn into the drama of a young Serb in love with an unattainable woman, Harwell's sense of duty and honor will be severely compromised by his own dangerous desires -- leading him toward a shattering confrontation that will forever change the world he thought he knew.

Artful. . . . Epic. . . . A rich and rewarding work. -The San Francisco Chronicle

Montenegro is a rare literate adult adventure novel: a combination of Rudyard Kipling, H. Rider Haggard and Erskine Childersall with an overlay of Conradian characterization. . . . His descriptive writing holds the reader like a first-rate travel book. -The Wall Street Journal

Incisive. . . . provocative. . . . elusive and intriguing. -The Washington Post