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The Witness Tree by Howley, Brendan is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is The Witness Tree about?
A political epic based on the early life of Eleanor Dulles--sister of John Foster Dulles, Secretary of State, and Allen Dulles, the first head of the CIA--and the secret beginnings of modern Israel. The Witness Tree interweaves years of classified research by co-author and Nazi war crimes investigator John Loftus with a perilous love story--the result is a sweeping novel of a diplomatic dynasty, born in the hope and treachery that defined the twentieth century. Eleanor Dulles comes from one of the most respected families in America. An economist and a socialist, she is the family rebel--and its last hope for salvation. Her affair with a mysterious younger man leads them into fateful brushes with the Zionist underground and the Soviet Comintern. Eleanor comes to understand her family's connections to the treasonous Second World War oil business, and the unlikely lovers are led separately from war-torn Europe toward the doorstep of Nelson Rockefeller himself,...
Who reads The Witness Tree?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Howley, Brendan
- Publisher
- Random House of Canada
- Published
- 2007
- Language
- EN
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Mystery, Fiction
- Rating
- 4.5 / 5 (75 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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