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The boy at the top of the mountain

byJohn Boyne

Who is this book for? Readers interested in historical fiction, particularly those focused on World War II and its impact on individuals.

Topics Loss and GriefBetrayalIdentity
MoodMelancholic, Suspenseful
ViolenceModerate
When Pierrot becomes an orphan, he must leave his home in Paris for a new life with his Aunt Beatrix, a servant in a wealthy household at the top of the German mountains. But this is no ordinary time, for it is 1935 and the Second World War is fast approaching; and this is no ordinary house, for this is the Berghof, the home of Adolf Hitler.

Language

en

Published on

01/01/2015

Pages

224

Format

Paperback

ISBN

9780857534798

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