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After the War
- Author
- Tom Palmer
- Narrator
- Joe Jameson
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Publish Date
- 17 October 2024
- Run Time
- 3 hours 7 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
- Genre
- Children’s / Teenage fiction: Historical fiction, Children’s / Teenage fiction: True stories told as fiction, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Friendship stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Military and war fiction, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Family and home stories, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Lives of children in the past, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Warfare, battles, armed forces
What to expect
Master storyteller Tom Palmer returns with a deeply moving and beautifully told novel of friendship and belonging, inspired by the incredible true story of the Windermere Boys.
"The best children’s fiction book I’ve yet read about the Holocaust" – Tim Robertson, CEO Anne Frank Trust
Summer 1945. The Second World War is finally over and Yossi, Leo and Mordecai are among three hundred children who arrive in the English Lake District. Having survived the horrors of the Nazi concentration camps, they've finally reached a place of safety and peace, where they can hopefully begin to recover.
But Yossi is haunted by thoughts of his missing father and disturbed by terrible nightmares. As he waits desperately for news from home, he fears that Mordecai and Leo – the closest thing to family he has left – will move on without him. Will life by the beautiful Lake Windermere be enough to bring hope back into all their lives?
Critics Review
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"The best children's fiction book I've yet read about the Holocaust" – Tim Robertson, CEO of Anne Frank Trust UK
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"Devastatingly moving and massively important, and crucially, fantastically accessible" – Books for Keeps
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"[Palmer's] most compelling bit of real-life hidden history yet" – The Letterpress Project
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"A touching, concisely told yet never dumbed-down, story of childhood during wartime. If you are new to his books, then prepare to be astounded" – Books for Topics
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"Full of heart and hope" – INIS
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"The theme of moving forward is beautifully portrayed in After the War by Tom Palmer. It’s a must-read because it shows how young Holocaust survivors had to rebuild their lives, offering a rare look at what survival really means …" – Bookstr
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Details
- Author
- Tom Palmer
- Narrator
- Joe Jameson
- Duration
- 3 hours 7 minutes
- Release Date
- 17 October 2024
- ISBN
- 9780008752187
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Genre
- Children’s / Teenage fiction: Historical fiction, Children’s / Teenage fiction: True stories told as fiction, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Friendship stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Military and war fiction, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Family and home stories, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Lives of children in the past, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Warfare, battles, armed forces
Synopsis
Master storyteller Tom Palmer returns with a deeply moving and beautifully told novel of friendship and belonging, inspired by the incredible true story of the Windermere Boys. "The best children’s fiction book I’ve yet read about the Holocaust" – Tim Robertson, CEO Anne Frank Trust Summer 1945. The Second World War is finally over and Yossi, Leo and Mordecai are among three hundred children who arrive in the English Lake District. Having survived the horrors of the Nazi concentration camps, they've finally reached a place of safety and peace, where they can hopefully begin to recover. But Yossi is haunted by thoughts of his missing father and disturbed by terrible nightmares. As he waits desperately for news from home, he fears that Mordecai and Leo – the closest thing to family he has left – will move on without him. Will life by the beautiful Lake Windermere be enough to bring hope back into all their lives?
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