An exquisitely readable, polyphonic novel of domestic drama and human connection set in and around a concentration camp in Germany during the second world war and its aftermath.
Moving away from their lovely apartment in Munich isn't nearly as wrenching an experience for Frau Greta Hahn as she had feared. Their new home is even lovelier than the one they left behind, and best of all-right on their doorstep-are some of the finest craftsmen from...
The Wish Child is a love letter of sorts to the city of Berlin, a love letter and a lament for what children in particular must endure to survive a war like WWII
A widely appealing and accessible historical novel, this would be an excellent Costco Pennie's Pick or Target Club Pick title
For fans of The Book Thief and its focus on the transformative power of language, The Wish Child offers a darker take on this theme, more concerned with the w...
Longlisted for the Ockham New Zealand book awards, Chidgey draws on the overheard and everyday language and materials of a year of her life to present a moving and enthralling family story.
This internationally bestselling historical novel follows two children and a mysterious narrator as they navigate the falsehoods and wreckage of World War II Germany.
This novel about the first child killed due to eugenics in Nazi Germany by their parents' wishes invites comparison with William Styron's "Sophie's Choice". Winner of the NZ Book Prize.
The Wish Child is a love letter of sorts to the city of Berlin, a love letter and a lament for what children in particular must endure to survive a war like WWII
A widely appealing and accessible historical novel, this would be an excellent Costco Pennie's Pick or Target Club Pick title
For fans of The Book Thief and its focus on the transformative power of language, The Wish Child offers a darker take on this theme, more concerned with the wa...
Germany, 1939. Two children, Siggi and Erich, watch as their parents become immersed in the puzzling mechanisms of power. Drawn together as Germany's hope for a glorious future begins to collapse, the children find temporary refuge in an abandoned theatre amidst the rubble of Berlin. The days Siggi and Erich spend together will shape the rest of their lives.
The lives of a French wig maker, a young American widow, and a teenaged cigar maker intersect to a startling, electrifying effect in this masterful, atmospheric novel set in Tampa, Florida, in 1898.