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Bezig met laden... The Children of the King (2012)door Sonya Hartnett
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. The best work of this great Australian author that I've yet read. She has a magical way with words. ( ) An interesting book which links children sent to the countryside during world war II with a couple of strange children that they find inhabiting the ruins of the local castle. At first they think they have just run away from home, but gradually they find that there is something very strange about the two brothers. A mix of history and mystery that will appeal to many. Very appropriate at the moment with the finding of one of England's lost kings. I didn't realise until I started this that it was a children's book, but it swept me along anyway. It tells the story of three children exiled to a country house in England during WW2. The writing is lovely and the story charming enough - not as unsettling as Hartnett's superb Thursday's Child, but probably aimed at a slightly younger audience.
This delicious novel is rich in irony, both linguistically and structurally. Cecily is a clumping, junior Emma Woodhouse in her misplaced, yearning possessiveness towards May. Her uncle is a saturnine version of Mr Bennet. When biscuits go missing, he tells his young guests that "Cook believes there are rats in the larder. If not rats, mice. If not mice, weevils. If not weevils, children." PrijzenErelijsten
Fantasy.
Juvenile Fiction.
Suspense.
Historical Fiction.
HTML: Internationally acclaimed author Sonya Hartnett tells a hauntingly beautiful story set during World War II. Cecily and Jeremy have been sent to live with their uncle Peregrine in the English countryside, safe from the war, along with a young refugee named May. But when Cecily and May find two mysterious boys hiding in the ruins of a nearby castle, an extraordinary adventure begins. .Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Google Books — Bezig met laden... GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)823.914Literature English & Old English literatures English fiction Modern Period 1901-1999 1945-1999LC-classificatieWaarderingGemiddelde:
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