Two Bullets in Sarajevo

Two Bullets in Sarajevo is the story of an action that many believe led to the outbreak of the First World War. We learn how a group of six teenage idealistic Serbian nationalists assassinate the Archduke, Franz Ferdinand, and his wife, Sophie, in Sarajevo in June 1914. But this novel is also a true love story. The outwardly gruff Austrian archduke falls madly in love with a beautiful and intelligent countess. However, in doing so, he breaks all the rules of the strict Viennese court. In proclaiming his love for this lady of lower aristocratic rank, he is forced to meet her secretly and to wait six years before he can marry her.In D. Lawrence-Young's well-researched novel, we not only follow how this group of Serbian conspirators plots to overthrow their Austrian overlords. We also read how a forbidden aristocratic love-affair overcomes many obstacles only to explode in the couple's fatal shooting in Sarajevo.


Genre: Historical