Escape: The Love Story from Whirlwind [Mass Market Paperback]

James Clavell (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 1, 1999

The Shah is thrown out of Iran and the nations's turmoil becomes world headlines. Caught in this shifting world of fanaticism, ambition, duplicity, heartbreak, and violent death are the foreign helicopter pilots who have been servicing the oilfields.

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11 1.5-hour cassettes --This text refers to the Audio Cassette edition.

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Foreign helicopter pilots are planning their escape from Iran now that the Shah has been removed from power in this novel derived from Clavell's 1986 bestseller WHIRLWIND. A Finnish pilot and his Iranian bride find their love being tested as they attempt to escape the political and religious upheaval that ensues. A barrage of nationalities must be managed in narrating this epic. John Lee delivers accents with precision and makes clear distinctions between characters. However, Lee's narration lacks the emotion essential to such a dramatic story. His monotone changes just slightly during a segment of thrilling action or incredible tension. Unfortunately, his reading doesn't give this saga the drama it is due. J.A.K. © AudioFile 2001, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine --This text refers to the Audio Cassette edition.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 584 pages
• Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton (July 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0340654163
• ISBN-13: 978-0340654163
• Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 4.5 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,294,686 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

James Clavell, who died in 1994, was a screenwriter, director, producer, and novelist born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Although he wrote the screenplays for a number of acclaimed films, including The Fly (1958), The Great Escape (1963), and To Sir With Love (1967), he is best known for his epic novels in his Asian Saga.

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64 of 65 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars rip off, sorry but it's true., April 19, 2000

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ryan lloyd - See all my reviews

This review is from: Escape: The Love Story from Whirlwind (Mass Market Paperback)

While anything with Clavell's name attached to it is simply marvelous - and don't get me wrong, this is still a wonderful story - this is just the incomplete, chopped up, TV version of his incredible book 'Whirlwind.' There is nothing new; don't let the 'love story' bit fool you. Entire plots and characters are left out, or are mentioned only in passing. There is no intelligent reason to buy this book. Buy Whirlwind instead. Coronet Books has managed to take money from me for an incomplete version of a book I have already read. Disgusting. Three stars is very, very generous.

71 of 74 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Watered down Whirlwind..., May 29, 2000

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Todd (Hartsville, SC USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Escape: The Love Story from Whirlwind (Mass Market Paperback)

Unfortunately, James Clavell and his publisher fought during the last few years of his life. The result was that his final Asian saga novel, Whirlwind, is out of print. Escape is a watered down version of that novel, developed for a movie script. The core story is still there, but to get Clavell's intended story, buy Whirlwind at a used bookstore or online auction site.

20 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Escape, travesty and a waste of money!, March 25, 2006

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Erika A. Horn "ickie proofed" (San Diego, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Escape: The Love Story from Whirlwind (Mass Market Paperback)

This novel is a travesty and should never have been published. I am so sorry that any of my money went to a company, Coronet, that would render such a great author's work into a chopped up mess. Read Whirlwind, it is great and essentially you will get two books for one if you believe that Escape is one unto itself ( I obviously don't). I was expecting further elaboration upon the story line of Azadeh and Erikki but it is just each section that pertains to them chopped out of Whirlwind and put into a separate novel, butchers!