Far to Go
Far to Go
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Summary
For readers of THE TATTOOIST OF AUSCHWITZ and SCHINDLER'S LIST, the unforgettable, heart-breaking story of the Kindertransport and one family's desperate struggle to escape Czechoslovakia during the Nazi invasion
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Far to Go by Alison Pick
For readers of THE TATTOOIST OF AUSCHWITZ and SCHINDLER'S LIST, FAR TO GO is a powerful, mesmerising novel centring on one family's heartbreaking decision to save their son - by saying goodbye to him for ever. Longlisted for the 2011 MAN BOOKER PRIZE for Fiction 'Extraordinary' Daily Mail 'A potential classic in the making' Financial Times Pepik is only six when the German forces invade Czechoslovakia. Desperate to find freedom, his affluent Jewish parents try to escape with him to Paris, but are betrayed by Marta, the family's beloved nanny. Yet it is Marta who then secures a place for the Pepik on a Kindertransport, an act of determination that saves his life. But the child is never to see his parents or Marta again. 'Somewhere between a book and a miracle' Catherine Ryan Hyde
'A potential classic in the making' * Financial Times *
'Extraordinary' * Daily Mail *
'Clean, crisp and unencumbered' * Globe and Mail *
'Somewhere between a book and a miracle' * Catherine Ryan Hyde, author of Love in the Present Tense *
'A nuanced and layered portrait of betrayal. . An intriguing experiment in the art of storytelling' * Montreal Gazette *
'Extraordinary' * Daily Mail *
'Clean, crisp and unencumbered' * Globe and Mail *
'Somewhere between a book and a miracle' * Catherine Ryan Hyde, author of Love in the Present Tense *
'A nuanced and layered portrait of betrayal. . An intriguing experiment in the art of storytelling' * Montreal Gazette *
Alison Pick is the author of FAR TO GO, longlisted for the 2011 Man Booker Prize, and winner of the Canadian Jewish Book Award for fiction; and a memoir, BETWEEN GODS, which was shortlisted for the Wingate Prize. She is also the author of two collections of poetry, and a novel, THE SWEET EDGE, all of which were published to wide acclaim. She lives in Toronto, Canada.
SKU | Unavailable |
ISBN 13 | 9780755379439 |
ISBN 10 | 0755379438 |
Title | Far to Go |
Author | Alison Pick |
Condition | Unavailable |
Binding Type | Paperback |
Publisher | Headline Publishing Group |
Year published | 2012-02-02 |
Number of pages | 352 |
Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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