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But Bruno longs to be an explorer and decides that there must be more to this desolate new place than meets the eye. While exploring his new environment, he meets another boy...

Berlin, 1942: When Bruno returns home from school one day, he discovers that his belongings are being packed in crates. His father has received a promotion and the family must move to a new house far, far away, where there is no one to play with and nothing to do. A tall fence stretches as far as the eye can see and cuts him off from the strange people in the distance.

But Bruno longs to be an explorer and decides that there must be more to this...

The riveting narrative of an honorable Irish priest who finds the church collapsing around him at a pivotal moment in its history

Propelled into the priesthood by a family tragedy, Odran Yates is full of hope and ambition. When he arrives at Clonliffe Seminary in the 1970s, it is a time in Ireland when priests are highly respected, and Odran believes that he is pledging his life to "the good."

Forty years later, Odran's devotion is caught in revelations that shatter the Irish people's faith in the Catholic Church. He sees his friends stand trial, colleagues...

»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...