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A Candle in the Dark

Adèle Geras author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Published:4th Jul '05

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A Candle in the Dark cover

attractive new cover treatment historical fiction strong national curriculum relevance award-winning author brilliant and moving story

A story set on the brink of World War II. Germany in 1938 is a dangerous place for Jews. Clara and her little brother, Maxi, are leaving behind everything they know and going to England to live with a family they have never met. Will Clara and Maxi adapt to life in an English village, and will they ever see their parents again?A story set on the brink of the Second World War. Germany in 1938 is a dangerous place for Jews. Clara and her little brother, Maxi, are leaving behind everything they know and going to England to live with a family they have never met. Will Clara and Maxi adapt to life in an English village, and will they ever see their parents again?

'A moving account of the "Kindertransport" of 1938 providing a convincing insight into a dark and difficult period.' Carousel (june 2007)

ISBN: 9780713674545

Dimensions: 198mm x 129mm x 7mm

Weight: 114g

96 pages