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John Boyne's acclaimed quartet, THE ELEMENTS, is available now. 'Beautifully told and gripping from first page to last' Sunday Express 'An incredible feat of storytelling... and an old-fashioned page-turner' Donal Ryan 'Gripping and well-honed...consummately constructed, humming with tension' Guardian 'You can't prepare yourself for the magnitude and emotional impact of this powerful novel' John Irving ________________________________ From the author of the globally bestselling, multi-million-copy classic, The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas, comes its astonishing and powerful sequel. Gretel Fernsby is a quiet woman leading a quiet life. She doesn't talk about her escape from Germany seventy years ago or the dark post-war years in France with her mother. Most of all, she doesn't talk about her father, the commandant of one of the most notorious Nazi concentration camps. But when a young family moves into the apartment below her, Gretel can't help but befriend their little boy, Henry, though his presence brings back painful memories. One night, she witnesses a violent argument between his parents, which threatens to disturb her hard-won peace. For the second time in her life, Gretel is given the chance to save a young boy. To do so would allay her guilt, grief and remorse, but it will also force her to reveal her true identity. Will she make a different choice this time, whatever the cost to herself? _______________________________ Praise for John Boyne 'A master storyteller' Daily Express ' One of the best novelists of Ireland' Sunday Express ' Boyne offers writing of insight and beauty' Observer 'John Boyne is a maestro of hisoritical fiction' John Irving
| EAN: | 9781529176131 |
| Farbverschnitt: | Generell werden die Bücher ohne Farbverschnitt geliefert, auch wenn die Abbildungen einen Farbverschnitt zeigen. |
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 20.07.2023 |
| Autoren: | Boyne, John |
| Seitenzahl/Blattzahl: | 370 |
| Themenüberschrift: | FICTION / Literary |
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| Fachschema: | Englische Belletristik / Roman, Erzählung~Englische Bücher / Belletristik / Kriminalroman, Thriller~London / Roman, Erzählung |
| Fachkategorie: | Familienleben~Historischer Roman |
| Imprint-Titels: | Penguin |
| Länge: | 199 mm |
| Breite: | 128 mm |
| Höhe: | 27 mm |