A Faraway Island
- Paperback
256 pages
- Release Date
15 September 2011
Summary
Winner of the Batchelder Award, this beautiful novel about war, displacement, identity, and the universal joys and sorrows of growing up enriches the literature of the Jewish experience during the Second World War.
Two Jewish sisters leave Austria during WWII/Holocaust and find refuge in Sweden.
It’s the summer of 1939. Two Jewish sisters from Vienna—12-year-old Stephie Steiner and seven-year-old Nellie—are sent to Sweden to escape the Nazis. They expect to stay there six mont…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780375844959 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0375844953 |
| Author: | Annika Thor, Linda Schenck |
| Publisher: | Random House USA Inc |
| Imprint: | Random House Inc |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Release Date: | 15 September 2011 |
| Weight: | 210g |
| Dimensions: | 194mm x 135mm x 18mm |
| Series: | Faraway Island Series |
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About The Author
Annika Thor
Annika Thor’s bestselling quartet featuring the Steiner sisters has been translated into numerous languages and was adapted into a hugely popular television series in Sweden.
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