A beautiful,stunningly ambitious novel about a blind French girl and a German boy whose paths collide in occupied France as both try to survive the devastation of World War II.
Marie-Laure has been blind since the age of six. Her father builds a perfect miniature of their Paris neighbourhood so she can memorize it by touch and navigate her way home. But when the Nazis invade,father and daughter flee with a dangerous secret.
Werner is a German orphan,destined to labour in the same mine that claimed his father's life,until he discovers a knack for engineering. His talent wins him a place at a brutal military academy,but his way out of obscurity is built on suffering.
At the same time,far away in a walled city by the sea,an old man discovers new worlds without ever setting foot outside his home. But all around him,impending danger closes in.
Doerr's combination of soaring imagination and meticulous observation is electric. As Europe is engulfed by war and lives collide unpredictably,All The Light We Cannot See is a captivating and devastating elegy for innocence.
Publisher: HarperCollins PublishersISBN: 9780008548353Number of pages: 560Weight: 370 gDimensions: 198 x 129 x 35 mmEdition: Film tie-in edition
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'Far more than a conventional war story,it's a tightly focused epic revolving around two unusual main characters...Doerr paints with a rich palette,using prose that resonates deeply and conveys the ephemera of daily existence along with high drama,sadness and hope...A bittersweet and moving novel that lingers in the mind.'- Clifford Beal,The Daily Mail
'This novel will be a piece of luck for anyone with a long plane journey or beach holiday ahead. It is such a page-turner,entirely absorbing. (Doerr's) attention to detail is magnificent.'- The Guardian
Anthony Doerr
Anthony Doerr is an American author,best known for his multi-award-winning novel All the Light We Cannot See.
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