All the broken places
Boyne, John, 1971-2022
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91-year-old Gretel Fernsby has lived in the same mansion block in London for decades. She leads a comfortable, quiet life, despite her dark and disturbing past. She doesn't talk about her escape from Germany over 70 years before. She doesn't talk about the post-war years in France with her mother. Most of all, she doesn't talk about her father, the commandant of one of the most notorious Nazi concentration camps. Then, a young family moves into the apartment below her. In spite of herself, Gretel can't help but begin a friendship with the little boy, Henry, though his presence brings back memories she would rather forget. One night, she witnesses a violent argument between Henry's mother and his domineering father, one that threatens Gretel's hard-won, self-contained existence. Gretel is faced with a chance to expiate her guilt, grief and remorse and act to save a young boy.
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
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| Bredbury Library | Adult fiction hardback | Available | |
| Cheadle Hulme Library | Adult fiction hardback | Available | |
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| Heatons Library | Adult fiction hardback | On loan - Due: 31 Mar 2026 | |
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Main title:
All the broken places / John Boyne.
Author:
Boyne, John, 1971-, author
Work:
Imprint:
London : Doubleday, 2022.
Collation:
373 pages ; 24 cm
ISBN:
9780857528858 (hbk)
Dewey class:
823.92FFICTION
Local class:
F
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
3299882