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Anna and the Swallow Man

Anna and the Swallow Man

by Gavriel Savit (Author)

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    Hardcover 2016

    $3.35
Synopsis

Anna and the Swallow Man is a stunning, literary, and wholly original debut novel that tells a new WW2 story. Krakow, 1939, is no place to grow up. There are a million marching soldiers and a thousand barking dogs. And Anna Lania is just seven years old when the Germans take her father and suddenly, she's alone. Then she meets the Swallow Man. He is a mystery, strange and tall. And like Anna's missing father, he has a gift for languages: Polish, Russian, German, Yiddish, even Bird. When he summons a bright, beautiful swallow down to his hand to stop her from crying, Anna is entranced. Over the course of their travels together, Anna and the Swallow Man will dodge bombs, tame soldiers, and even, despite their better judgement, make a friend. But in a world gone mad, everything can prove dangerous . . .

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More Information

Format: Hardcover
 Pages: 240
 Edition: 1st
 Publisher: Bodley Head
Published: 28 Jan 2016
ISBN 10: 178230052X
ISBN 13: 9781782300526
Children’s book age: 12+ Years
 Book Overview: An extraordinary new wartime story that will captivate readers young and old. Meet Anna. Meet the Swallow Man. And follow their incredible journey together ...

Media Reviews
A chilling, stylishly written and utterly memorable story * Guardian, Best New Children's Books 2016 *
A small wonder, and for once a book worthy of the hype -- Alex O'Connell * Times *
The breakout WWII drama . . . is causing quite the stir amongst both adults and the pre-teens it's aimed at * Stylist - 'Your Essential 2016 Reading List' *
Tense, moving, original and skilled, this phenomenal debut will seize sophisticated readers -- Nicolette Jones * Sunday Times - Children's Book of the Week *
It sometimes seems there can be no stories left to tell about the anguish of Nazi-occupied countries in 1939-45 but the debut novel by Gavriel Savit makes the territory new. * Observer *
Author Bio
Gavriel Savit graduated in musical theatre. As an actor and singer, Gavriel has performed on three continents, from New York to Brussels to Tokyo. He lives in Brooklyn, New York. Anna and the Swallow Man is his first novel.