'Simply written and highly memorable'Ireland on Sunday'A subtle,calculatedly simple and ultimately moving story'Irish Times'Stays ahead of its readers before delivering its killer-punch final pages'Independent'A small wonder of a book...A particular historical moment,one that cannot be told too often'Guardian'An extraordinary tale of friendship and the horrors of war...Raw literary talent at its best'Irish Independent____What happens when innocence is confronted by monstrous evilNine-year-old Bruno knows nothing of the Final Solution and the Holocaust. He is oblivious to the appalling cruelties being inflicted on the people of Europe by his country.All he knows is that he has been moved from a comfortable home in Berlin to a house in a desolate area where there is nothing to do and no-one to play with. Until he meets Shmuel,a boy who lives a strange parallel existence on the other side of the adjoining wire fence and who,like the other people there,wears a uniform of striped pyjamas.Bruno's friendship with Shmuel will take him from innocence to revelation.And in exploring what he is unwittingly a part of,he will inevitably become subsumed by the terrible process.The new novel by John Boyne,WATER,is available for pre-order now.
Publisher: Transworld Publishers LtdISBN: 9780552773805Number of pages: 240Weight: 161 gDimensions: 198 x 127 x 15 mm
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A small wonder of a book...A particular historical moment,one that cannot be told too oftenThe Holocaust as a subject insists on respect,precludes criticism,prefers silence. One thing is clear: this book will not go gently into any good nightAn extraordinary tale of friendship and the horrors of war...Raw literary talent at its bestA book that lingers in the mind for quite some time...A subtle,calculatedly simple and ultimately moving storySimply written and highly memorable. There are no monstrosities on the page but the true horror is all the more potent for being implicit
John Boyne
Irish author John Boyne is undoubtedly best-known for his powerful multi-award winning novel of The Holocaust,The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas. Writing for adults and children alike,his other works includeThe Absolutist,A History of Loneliness,Noah Barleywater Runs AwayandThe Boy At The Top Of The Mountain.
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