Winner of the Carnegie Medal 2006.
What the judges said: This is an enthralling and multi-layered novel that traces the story of two men caught up in secret operations in World War Two.
It looks at the negative impact that war has on those involved and on succeeding generations.
Guilt and its ramifications lie at the heart of this well-written and serious novel that skilfully interweaves past and present.
| Primary Genre | Young Adult Fiction |
| Recommendations: |
A thrilling and moving story about love, betrayal and belonging. When Tamar's grandfather, an intensely private man, falls from a balcony to his death, he leaves behind a box with Tamar's name on it. For a long time Tamar refuses even to think about it...until one hot June day she opens it to reveal a series of clues and hidden messages from her grandfather. She and her cousin Johannes follow the clues and discover that her name also belonged to someone else over half a century before; someone involved in the terrifying world of resistance fighters in Nazi-occupied Holland during the Second World War. As she pieces together the mystery her grandfather left behind, another Tamar's story is unravelled; a story of passionate love, jealousy and tragedy played out amongst the daily fear and horror of war.;By the author of "Keeper", winner of the 2004 Branford-Boase award.;Written with such detailed historical and emotional sweep, this novel will stay with you long after you've turned the last page and is bound to attract child and adult readership.
Tamar features in the following genres: Young Adult Fiction, eBooks of the Month, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Recommendations
Tamar is available in Paperback, Ebook
Tamar was written by Mal Peet and published by Walker Books Ltd
Tamar has 431 pages
£8.09
