false <![CDATA[Whirlwind]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1259118177m/42932.jpg 42932 9 Andrew Gavallan, based in Scotland, runs a helicopter company operating in Iran during the Shah's reign. When Khomeini comes to power, Gavallan must get his pilots and their families, and his valuable helicopters, out of the riot-torn country. Complicating matters is his power struggle with his company's secret owner, the Noble House of Hong Kong. The pilots' escape efforts form the basic story but as usual in a Clavell novel the action sweeps across many lives: lovers, spies, fanatics, revolutionaries, friends and betrayers. British, Finnish, American, and Iranian, all are caught up in a deadly religious and political upheaval. Clavell effectively portrays the chilling and bewildering encounters when Westernized lifestyle clashes with harsh ancient traditions. This novel, the fifth in what he calls his Asian Series ( Noble H o use, King Rat, Tai Pan, Shogun ) is certain to be in much demand. 848085 book 2 12 1999 Whirlwind total:564|5:110|4:168|3:205|2:57|1:24| 564 1975 754 32 4 1 false false Sun Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2004 Fri Jul 20 12:23:37 -0700 2007 Fri Jul 20 12:28:49 -0700 2007 ...more...]]> 4 1 false false Mon Mar 31 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Mar 18 09:43:12 -0700 2008 Thu Apr 03 11:00:52 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Nov 24 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 21 14:32:52 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 24 19:02:12 -0800 2009
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Clavell knows how to turn the screws tighter and tighter with every chapter.

well-researched, and infinitely well-written!]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=42932