The Book Thief

‘Life affirming, triumphant and tragic . . . masterfullytold. . . but also a wonderful page-turner’Guardian
‘Brilliant and hugely ambitious’New York Times
‘Extraordinary’Telegraph
___
HERE IS A SMALL FACT – YOU ARE GOING TO DIE

1939. Nazi Germany. The country is holding its breath. Death has never beenbusier.
Liesel, a nine-year-old girl, is living with a foster family on Himmel Street.Her parents have been taken away to a concentration camp. Liesel steals books.This is her story and the story of the inhabitants of her street when the bombsbegin to fall.

SOME IMPORTANT INFORMATION – THIS NOVEL IS NARRATED BY DEATH
___

What readers are saying aboutThe Book Thief:

***** ‘I loved every page of this book. So many great quotes, observations onhumanity and images…I just didn’t want it to end.
***** ‘I loved this book. It is not only one of the best I’ve read this year,it is one of the best I’ve ever read.’
***** ‘This is the sort of book the restores your faith in humanity and leavesyou feeling uplifted, even when it makes you shed a tear.