This is a powerful novel, that deserves a wider audience than the teenage readership at whom it is aimed. When Tamar is left a box of memories from her grandfather to decode, the story that emerges turns her world inside out. It is the story of a group of resistance fighters in Holland during the Hunger Winter. It is a story of love, jealousy, betrayal - and finally tragedy. Winner of the Carnegie Medal, a fantastic read.
(Ferelith Hordon - bwl 36 September 2006 ) |
