Stay Where You Are And Then Leave
- Author John Boyne
- Narrator Adrian Rawlins
- Publisher Penguin Random House Children's UK
- Run Time 5 hours and 53 minutes
- Format Audio
- Genre Children’s / Teenage fiction: Historical fiction, Children’s / Teenage social issues: War and conflict issues.
Titles Purchased
- 1-5
- 6-10
- 11-15
- 16-20
- Over 20
Price p/Title
- £7.99
- £6.99
- £5.99
- £4.99
- £3.99
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What to expect
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The day the First World War broke out, Alfie Summerfield's father promised he wouldn't go away to fight - but he broke that promise the following day. Four years later, Alfie doesn't know where his father might be, other than that he's away on a special, secret mission.
Then, while shining shoes at King's Cross Station, Alfie unexpectedly sees his father's name - on a sheaf of papers belonging to a military doctor. Bewildered and confused, Alfie realises his father is in a hospital close by - a hospital treating soldiers with an unusual condition. Alfie is determined to rescue his father from this strange, unnerving place . . .
©John Boyne 2013 (P) Penguin Audio 2020
Critics Review
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Pat Barker meets Michelle Magorian . . . Comic as well as poignantly enlightening
Independent on Sunday -
John Boyne’s children’s novels tackle difficult subjects . . . and this latest book looks at the horrors of trench warfare in World War 1. With the anniversary of that war next year, this is a timely examination of moral, physical and mental bravery and pain
Daily Mail -
Beautifully paced and affecting
The Bookseller -
Stay Where You Are and Then Leave is beautifully written, as are all John Boyne’s books for children. Although it’s a book aimed primarily at younger readers, it’s equally as satisfying for adults, and should be widely read by everyone
Wondrous Reads -
A beautifully paced and affecting tale
Independent on Sunday
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