Postcards from No Man's Land
Postcards from No Man's Land
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Zusammenfassung
Jacob Todd is abroad on his own for the first time, visiting his grandfather's grave at the annual commemoration of the Battle of Arnhem in Amsterdam.
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Postcards from No Man's Land by Aidan Chambers
Jacob Todd is abroad on his own for the first time, visiting his grandfather's grave at the annual commemoration of the Battle of Arnhem in Amsterdam. There, he meets Geertrui, a terminally ill old lady, who tells an extraordinary story of love and betrayal, which completely overturns Jacob's view of himself and his country, and leads him to question his place in the world. Jacob's story is paralled in time by the events of the dramatic day in World War II when retreating troops were sheltered by Geertrui's family. An intensely moving and richly layered novel, spanning 50 years, which powerfully evokes the atmosphere of war while brilliantly interweaving Jacob's exploration of new relationships in contemporary Amsterdam.
"The type of serious teenage fiction that should be cherished" * Independent *
"A dramatic and moving novel, destined to become a classic" * Carousel *
"Clear-eyed self reflection that also characterises The Diary of Anne Frank and the Rembrandt portraits which Jacob so admires" * TES *
"Seriously good and compulsively readable novel that spans fifty years and two interwoven stories of love, betrayal and self-discovery" * Lyn Gardiner *
"Writing and literature at its best" * The School Librarian *
"A dramatic and moving novel, destined to become a classic" * Carousel *
"Clear-eyed self reflection that also characterises The Diary of Anne Frank and the Rembrandt portraits which Jacob so admires" * TES *
"Seriously good and compulsively readable novel that spans fifty years and two interwoven stories of love, betrayal and self-discovery" * Lyn Gardiner *
"Writing and literature at its best" * The School Librarian *
Aidan Chambers was born in County Durham in 1934. After national service in the Royal Navy he became a teacher and then, for seven years, a monk. His young adult novels have been widely acclaimed, with POSTCARDS FROM NO-MAN'S LAND winning the prestigious Carnegie Medal and the US Michael L Printz Award. With his wife Nancy he ran Signal magazine and he has served as the president of the School Library Association. His devoted services to children's literature were recognised by his receipt of the Hans Christian Andersen Award in 2002.
| SKU | Nicht verfügbar |
| ISBN 13 | 9781862302846 |
| ISBN 10 | 1862302847 |
| Titel | Postcards from No Man's Land |
| Autor | Aidan Chambers |
| Serie | The Dance Sequence |
| Buchzustand | Nicht verfügbar |
| Bindungsart | Paperback |
| Verlag | Penguin Random House Children's UK |
| Erscheinungsjahr | 2007-01-04 |
| Seitenanzahl | 336 |
| Hinweis auf dem Einband | Die Abbildung des Buches dient nur Illustrationszwecken, die tatsächliche Bindung, das Cover und die Auflage können sich davon unterscheiden. |
| Hinweis | Nicht verfügbar |