August 2008 UK Debut of the Month.
Chris Bohjalian’s UK debut is a haunting and beautifully written story set as the Second World War is ending. Anna is leaving East Prussia for the hope of a better life behind British or American lines, accompanied by the Scottish POW, her lover Callum, who has been working on her family’s land. Uri has escaped from the cattle cars carrying thousands of Jews to their deaths and meets Anna and Callum, disguising his identity. Constantly scared of discovery the group travel through war ravaged Europe. Bohjalian evokes the horrors and cruelty of war while showing the goodness in people that can come out of such atrocities. A very moving and powerful novel.
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Skeletons at the Feast by Chris Bohjalian
Skeletons at the Feast features in the following genres: Modern and Contemporary Fiction, Debut Books of the Month, Historical Fiction, eBooks of the Month, General Fiction, Fiction, Recommendations
Skeletons at the Feast is available in Paperback, Ebook
Skeletons at the Feast was written by Chris Bohjalian and published by Crown
£11.66
