An eagle in the snow /
The powerful new novel from the master storyteller - inspired by the true story of one man who might have stopped World War II. 1940. The train is under attacks from German fighters. In the darkness, sheltering in a railway tunnel, the stranger in the carriage with Barney and his mother tells them a...
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HarperCollins Children's Books,
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Publisher Address: | London : |
Publication Dates: | [2015] |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
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The powerful new novel from the master storyteller - inspired by the true story of one man who might have stopped World War II. 1940. The train is under attacks from German fighters. In the darkness, sheltering in a railway tunnel, the stranger in the carriage with Barney and his mother tells them a story to pass the time. And what a story. The story of a young man, a young soldier in the trenches of World War I who, on the spur of the moment, had done what he thought was the right thing. It turned out to have been the worst mistake he ever could have made - a mistake he must put right before it is too late ... |
Carrier Form: | 264 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm |
ISBN: |
9780008134150 0008134154 |
CLC: | I561.84 |
Call Number: | I561.84/M871-57 |