John Sweeney

State of Grace John Sweeney

'Inspired by historical facts and real people - the hidden origins of the tragedy of the second world war.'November 1930 Phillip is sent to Germany by British Intelligence to find a secret document that could destroy the Nazi Party who are within touching distance of power. The Communists and the Nazis desperately want the secret document and both want Phillip dead. Phillip, who is mixed race, must confront his inner daemons while threatened by rising nationalism and identity politics, and challenges the role America is playing in helping develop the Nazi programme that leads to the holocaust. Phillip falls in love with a Jewish girl and pledges to save a child of mixed race, but becomes trapped in Germany and must use all his resources to try to stay alive and find the secret document.