22 Britannia Road
(Sprache: Englisch)
'Housekeeper or housewife?' the soldier asks Silvana as she and eight-year-old Aurek board the ship that will take them from Poland to England at the end of the war, to Janusz, her husband. But she isn't sure any longer that she is a wife of any kind or...
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'Housekeeper or housewife?' the soldier asks Silvana as she and eight-year-old Aurek board the ship that will take them from Poland to England at the end of the war, to Janusz, her husband. But she isn't sure any longer that she is a wife of any kind or whether she has a house. After living wild in the forests for years, carrying a terrible secret that she is now bringing back to her husband, all Silvana knows is that she and Aurek are survivors. A heartbreaking first novel about wartime secrets and about how war changes us all.
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'Housekeeper or housewife?' the soldier asks Silvana as she and eight-year-old Aurek board the ship that will take them from Poland to England at the end of the war, to Janusz, her husband. But she isn't sure any longer that she is a wife of any kind or whether she has a house.
Autoren-Porträt von Amanda Hodgkinson
Amanda Hodgkinson was born in Burnham on Sea in Somerset and grew up in Essex and Suffolk. She currently lives in south west France with her husband and two daughters. This is her first novel.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Amanda Hodgkinson
- 2011, 320 Seiten, Maße: 15,4 x 23,4 cm, Kartoniert (TB), Englisch
- Verlag: Penguin Books UK
- ISBN-10: 1905490704
- ISBN-13: 9781905490707
Sprache:
Englisch
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An affecting story, extremely well told The Times The characters are so convincing and the writing's so unshowily accomplished that it soon becomes something gripping. An admirable debut Daily Mail Harrowing, terrifying, heartbreaking, incredibly moving. Prepare to be left teary-eyed more than once Stylist Riveting, luminous New York Times Book Review A stark and beautiful book, alive to the compromises, deceptions and passions that traumatic situations can demand from the most circumspect of people Marie Claire A most accomplished first novel. Powerful story-telling and entirely convincing in its evocation of post-war England. Very good -- Penelope Lively [A] powerful debut Sunday Times Culture Magazine Keep your Kleenex handy reading 22 Britannia Road Grazia Convincing and touchingly portrayed Independent on Sunday A riveting historical novel, set in post-WWII England, about a Polish couple reunited after enduring - and committing - crimes of love and war Oprah.com A haunting debut that eschews sensationalism and unfurls with quiet delicacy Easy Living
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