1867. Eliza Caine arrives in Norfolk to take up her position as governess at Gaudlin Hall on a dark and chilling night. As she makes her way across the station platform, a pair of invisible hands push her from behind into the path of an approaching train. She is only saved by the vigilance of a pass[...]

There's nothing unusual about the Brockets. Normal, respectable, and proud of it, they turn up their noses at anyone strange or different. But from the moment Barnaby Brocket comes into the world, it's clear he's anything but ordinary. To his parents' horror, Barnaby defies the laws of gravity - and[...]

The day the First World War broke out, Alfie Summerfield's father promised he wouldn't go away to fight - but he broke that promise the following day. Four years later, Alfie doesn't know where his father might be, other than that he's away on a special, secret mission. Then, while shining shoes at [...]

It is September 1919: twenty-one-year-old Tristan Sadler takes a train from London to Norwich to deliver a package of letters to the sister of Will Bancroft, the man he fought alongside during the Great War. But the letters are not the real reason for Tristan's visit. He can no longer keep a secret [...]

"A novel of immeasurable sadness, in a league with Graham Greene's "The End of the Affair." John Boyne is very, very good at portraying the destructive power of a painfully kept secret."
--"John Irving"
A masterfully told tale of passion, jealousy, heroism and betrayal set in the gruesome tr[...]

The story of The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas is very difficult to describe. Usually we give some clues about the book on the cover, but in this case we think that would spoil the reading of the book. We think it is important that you start to read without knowing what it is about. If you do start to [...]

Tells the story of the boy in the striped pyjamas.

Der neunjährige Bruno weiß nichts von der Endlösung oder dem Holocaust. Er ist unberührt von den entsetzlichen Grausamkeiten, die sein Land dem europäischen Volk zufügt. Er weiß nur, dass man ihn von seinem gemütlichen Zuhause in Berlin in ein Haus verpflanzt hat, das in einer öden Gegend l[...]

Det er vanskelig å gjengi handlingen i Gutten i den stripete pyjamasen. Vanligvis røper vi litt i om hva boken handler om. I dette tilfellet tror vi det vil ødelegge leseropplevelsen.Vi syns det er viktig at du begynner å lese uten at du vet hva det handler om.Men stol på oss, hvis du begynner [...]