Rose Blanche by Ian McEwan - ISBN: 9780099439509
Paperback
A young girl’s quiet courage uncovers the horrors of war.

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  • Paperback

    32 pages

  • Release Date

    1 January 2004

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Summary

An important and unforgettable story.

Rose Blanche was the name of a group of young German citizens who, at their peril, protested against the war. Like them, Rose observes all the changes going on around her which others choose to ignore. She watches as the streets of her small German town fill with soldiers. One day she sees a little boy escaping from the back of a truck, only to be captured by the mayor and shoved back into it. Rose follows the truck to a desolate place out of town…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780099439509
ISBN-10:0099439506
Author:Ian McEwan, Roberto Innocenti
Publisher:Penguin Random House Children's UK
Imprint:Red Fox
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:32
Release Date:1 January 2004
Weight:188g
Dimensions:280mm x 210mm x 4mm
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Critics Review

Offers the consolation, that goodness, even when unrecorded, is still worth celebrating

Offers the consolation, that goodness, even when unrecorded, is still worth celebrating – Amanda Craig * The Times *Illustrated wth extraordinary, haunting pictures – Rebecca Abrams * Daily Telegraph *A modern fairy tale that does not flinch at reality – Quentin Blake * Independent *Bleak but rewarding * The School Librarian *

About The Author

Ian McEwan

Ian McEwan (Author)

Ian McEwan is the critically acclaimed author of nineteen novels and two short story collections. His first published work, a collection of short stories, First Love, Last Rites, won the Somerset Maugham Award. His novels include The Child in Time, which won the 1987 Whitbread Novel of the Year Award; The Cement Garden; Enduring Love; Amsterdam, which won the 1998 Booker Prize; Atonement; Saturday; On Chesil Beach; Solar; Sweet Tooth; The Children Act; Nutshell; Machines Like Me; and Lessons. Atonement, Enduring Love, The Children Act and On Chesil Beach have all been adapted for the big screen.

Roberto Innocenti (Illustrator)

Roberto Innocenti was born in 1940 in Bagno a Ripoli, a small town near Florence. Never having attended art school, he went to Rome to work in an animation studio. Returning to Florence, he began designing books and illustrating film and theatre posters. He has illustrated Pinocchio, A Christmas Carol, J. Patrick Lewis’s The Last Resort and Ruth Vander Zee’s Erika’s Story. He lives in Florence with his wife.

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