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John Boyne's acclaimed quartet of Water, Earth, Fire and Air come together at last. Human life is governed by the elements – water, earth, fire and air. They are fundamental to our existence.

They sustain us, but they also challenge us. In The Elements, John Boyne has created a vivid kaleidoscope to reflect that contradiction: a quartet of intertwined narratives, each providing a different perspective on cause and effect from the points of view of the enabler, the accomplice, the perpetrator and the victim. From a mother on the run from her past, to a young...

»Ein brillant geschriebener Roman, der einem in seiner Gnadenlosigkeit den Atem stocken lässt.« WDR2

Maurice Swift ist Schriftsteller. Er kann brillant erzählen, doch ihm fehlen die Geschichten. In Westberlin trifft er auf sein Idol, Erich Ackermann, der gerade mit einem großen Literaturpreis ausgezeichnet wurde. Ackermann verfällt dem Charme des jungen Mannes, der sich für alles, was er sagt, interessiert. Er nimmt ihn mit auf Lesereise durch Europa und erzählt ihm sein Geheimnis. Es ist diese Geschichte, für die Maurice endlich als Autor gefeiert wird. Und...

From internationally bestselling author John Boyne, a challenging and visceral narrative that asks the question: can one cataclysmic moment turn someone into a monster?On the face of it, Freya lives a gilded existence, dancing solely to her own tune. She has all the trappings of wealth and privilege, a responsible job as a surgeon specialising in skin grafts, a beautiful flat in a sought-after development, and a flash car. But it wasn’t always like this.

Hers is a life founded on darkness. Did what happened to Freya as a child one fateful summer influence the adult...

John Boyne has become internationally known for his acclaimed novels Crippen and the bestselling The Boy in the Striped Pajamas. Now, for the first time in the United States, comes the book that started the career of the author that the Irish Examiner calls "one of the best and original of the new generation of Irish writers."

It is 1758 and Matthieu Zela is fleeing Paris after witnessing the murder of his mother and his stepfather's execution. Matthieu's life is characterized by one extraordinary fact: before the eighteenth century ends, he discovers that his...

From internationally bestselling author John Boyne, a contemplative story about one man trying to move forward from the trauma of his youth to become a better father to his son. Being in limbo, 30,000 feet in the air, offers time to reflect and take stock. For Aaron Umber, it’s an opportunity to connect with his 14-year-old son as they travel halfway across the world to meet a woman who isn’t expecting them.

Unsettled by his past, and anxious for his future, Aaron is at a crossroads in life. The damage inflicted upon him during his youth has made him the man he...