Boyne, J. (2017). The Boy at the top of the mountain. London: Corgi Books
Up and down to Edinburgh on Wednesday on the train made Dr Anne open this book. It is listed as a child's book like the Boy in the Striped Pyjamas but Dr Anne found it enthralling. One needs the adult understanding and knowledge of WW11 and the lead up to it to give one an insight to that moment in time.
Pierrot, an orphan in France becomes Pieter when he moves to Hitler's mountain home to live with his Aunt Beatrix. He comes under the arm of Hitler and takes authority to the endth when he betrays his aunt and the chauffeur. When the war ends he drifts back to Paris and meets up again with his best friend, a Jew, a writer who tells his story.
It is amazing how the context of life affects one' attitudes and actions.
Up and down to Edinburgh on Wednesday on the train made Dr Anne open this book. It is listed as a child's book like the Boy in the Striped Pyjamas but Dr Anne found it enthralling. One needs the adult understanding and knowledge of WW11 and the lead up to it to give one an insight to that moment in time.
Pierrot, an orphan in France becomes Pieter when he moves to Hitler's mountain home to live with his Aunt Beatrix. He comes under the arm of Hitler and takes authority to the endth when he betrays his aunt and the chauffeur. When the war ends he drifts back to Paris and meets up again with his best friend, a Jew, a writer who tells his story.
It is amazing how the context of life affects one' attitudes and actions.
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