Summary
In war we sometimes lose ourselves …
It is 1946 and Silvana and eight-year-old Aurek board a ship that will take them from Poland to England. Silvana has not seen her husband Janusz in six years, but, they are assured, he has made them a home in Ipswich.
However, after living wild in the forests for years, carrying a terrible secret, all Silvana knows is that she and Aurek are survivors. Everything else is lost. While Janusz, a Polish soldier who has criss-crossed Europe durin…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780141399676 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0141399678 |
| Author: | Amanda Hodgkinson |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 400 |
| Release Date: | 3 January 2012 |
| Weight: | 267g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm x 24mm |
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The characters are so convincing and the writing’s so unshowily accomplished that it soon becomes something gripping. An admirable debut
The characters are so convincing and the writing’s so unshowily accomplished that it soon becomes something gripping. An admirable debut * Daily Mail *[A] powerful debut * Sunday Times Culture Magazine *A most accomplished first novel. Powerful story-telling and entirely convincing in its evocation of post-war England. Very good * Penelope Lively *Keep your Kleenex handy reading 22 Britannia Road * Grazia *Convincing and touchingly portrayed * Independent on Sunday *Lose yourself in this beautiful tragic tale * Stylist *A riveting historical novel, set in post-WWII England, about a Polish couple reunited after enduring - and committing - crimes of love and war. * O, the Oprah Magazine *An affecting story, extremely well told * The Times *A stark and beautiful book, alive to the compromises, deceptions and passions that traumatic situations can demand from the most circumspect of people * Marie Claire *A haunting debut that eschews sensationalism and unfurls with quiet delicacy * Easy Living *
About The Author
Amanda Hodgkinson
Amanda Hodgkinson was born in Burnham-on-Sea in Somerset and grew up in Essex and Suffolk. She currently lives in south-west France with her husband and two daughters. This is her first novel.
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