Never Without You

by Achmed Abdullah

296 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1934

About the author

Achmed Abdullah, a pseudonym of Alexander Nicholayevitch Romanoff, was born of a Russian Orthodox father and a Muslim mother. He was raised in Britain and educated at Eton and Oxford. He served in the British Army in France, China and India. He is most noted for his pulp stories of crime, mystery and adventure. He wrote screenplays for some successful films. He was the author of the progressive Siamese drama Chang, an Academy Award nominated film made in 1927. He earned an Academy Award nomination for collaborating on the screenplay to the 1935 film The Lives of a Bengal Lancer.

Reviews

[Bruce Nordstrom]

This is an unusual book by an almost forgotten pulp fiction author. This is a romantic novel set in Germany just prior to WWI. There is love slowly developing between an American and a member of the most elite German upper class. Most interesting in the way the book records the actions of the book's characters daily lives. The interaction between the nationalities and the classes, and religions is very interesting.

[Bryan Salazar · Rating 3 out of 5]

I bought a 1939 collector's edition from an antique book shop in Manila. The story is styled by introducing you to the lives of the character from their perspectives. The love story comes quite late (and a bit straightforward) and may seem like a cliché love story, but nevertheless, I enjoyed it especially the touch of comedy in how they spoke with each other.