Berlin 1942: Als Bruno eines Tages nach Hause kommt, werden gerade alle seine Habseligkeiten in Kisten verpackt. Sein Vater wurde befördert und die Familie muss umziehen, an einen weit entfernten Ort, wo es niemanden gibt, mit dem er spielen kann. Ein hoher Zaun trennt ihn von den seltsamen Menschen in gestreiften Anzügen in der Ferne. Aber Bruno beschließt, dass es mehr an diesem verlassenen Ort geben muss, als es den Anschein hat. Er trifft auf einen Jungen, dessen Lebensumstände ganz anders als seine eigenen sind. Die beiden Jungen freunden sich an - und das hat Folgen.

Der Junge im gestreiften Pyjama (ungekürzt)

Ralph, Jack and Peterkin find themselves the sole survivors of a shipwreck on a deserted coral island in the South Pacific. Although fate has led them to temporary safety, the three marooned lads are forced to carve out a life for themselves from what nature provides. They rapidly learn which fruit to eat, which animals to hunt, and which lagoons are best for bathing. Resourceful as they are, their desert island idyll is often disturbed and they face numerous terrifying threats - pirates, sharks, cannibalism and local tribes among them. Amidst all the chaos, the trio still face the riddle of how to engineer their rescue from their tropical exile. Following in Robinson Crusoe's footsteps, and yet with added adventure, Ballantyne's writing is a classic adored by previous generations of children and which deserves to be discovered all over again by a modern audience.

The Coral Island

Brought to you by Penguin 1867. On a dark and chilling night Eliza Caine arrives in Norfolk to take up her position as governess at Gaudlin Hall. As she makes her way across the station platform, a pair of invisible hands push her from behind into the path of an approaching train. She is only saved by the vigilance of a passing doctor. It is the start of a journey into a world of abandoned children, unexplained occurrences and terrifying experiences which Eliza will have to overcome if she is to survive the secrets that lie within Gaudlin’s walls… © John Boyne 2013 (P) Penguin Audio 2020

This House is Haunted

'Compelling and satisfying... At times, incredibly funny, at others, heartrending' Sarah Winman, author of When God Was a Rabbit Cyril Avery is not a real Avery or at least that’s what his adoptive parents tell him. And he never will be. But if he isn’t a real Avery, then who is he? Born out of wedlock to a teenage girl cast out from her rural Irish community and adopted by a well-to-do if eccentric Dublin couple via the intervention of a hunchbacked Redemptorist nun, Cyril is adrift in the world, anchored only tenuously by his heartfelt friendship with the infinitely more glamourous and dangerous Julian Woodbead. At the mercy of fortune and coincidence, he will spend a lifetime coming to know himself and where he came from – and over his three score years and ten, will struggle to discover an identity, a home, a country and much more. In this, Boyne's most transcendent work to date, we are shown the story of Ireland from the 1940s to today through the eyes of one ordinary man. The Heart's Invisible Furies is a novel to make you laugh and cry while reminding us all of the redemptive power of the human spirit. _____ Readers love the next book by John Boyne, A Traveller at the Gates of Wisdom, out 23 July 2020 ***** ‘Very unique, very well written and crafted … a journey you will never forget.’ ***** ‘It’s structure is like nothing I have seen before … the rewards on reading it are immense.’ ***** ‘An extraordinary book…beautifully and intelligently written, timeless and insightful.’ ***** ‘This is an imaginative tour de force.’ ***** ‘Ambitious and breathtakingly evocative … takes your breath away.’ ***** ‘A masterpiece... I can’t praise this book enough; had me gripped from the first page. Sublime!’

The Heart's Invisible Furies

Bruno has a friend called Shmuel. Like Bruno, Shmuel is nine years old. Their birthdays are on the same day. But Shmuel lives on the other side of a fence, and he's always wearing striped pyjamas... Based on the best-selling novel by John Boyne, The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas is a heart-wrenching tale of an unlikely friendship between two innocent boys. Angus Jackson's deeply affecting adaptation was produced by The Children's Touring Partnership and Chichester Festival Theatre on a UK tour in 2015.

NHB Modern Plays

The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas

Ein brandaktuelles Buch in Zeiten des weltweiten Rechtsrucks Vom Autor des Welterfolgs »Der Junge im gestreiften Pyjama« – mit »Der Junge auf dem Berg« kehrt John Boyne in das dunkelste Kapitel unserer Geschichte zurück Als Pierrot seine Eltern verliert, nimmt ihn seine Tante zu sich in den deutschen Haushalt, in dem sie Dienst tut. Aber dies ist keine gewöhnliche Zeit: Der zweite Weltkrieg steht unmittelbar bevor. Und es ist kein gewöhnliches Haus: Es ist der Berghof – Adolf Hitlers Sommerresidenz. Schnell gerät der Junge unter den direkten Einfluss des charismatischen Führers. Um ihm seine Treue zu beweisen, ist er zu allem bereit – auch zum Verrat. Eine bewegende Parabel über den Verlust der Menschlichkeit, die bis heute Gültigkeit hat. Preise und Auszeichnungen: - Die Besten 7 im September 2017 - Ausgezeichnet mit dem Lese-Hammer 2018 (Jugendjury) - Ausgezeichnet mit dem Buxtehuder Bullen 2017 - Nominiert für den Deutschen Jugendliteraturpreis 2018 (Jugendjury)

Der Junge auf dem Berg

Die lang erwartete Fortsetzung des Weltbestsellers »Der Junge im gestreiften Pyjama« 1946. Drei Jahre nach dem katastrophalen Ereignis, das ihre Familie zerriss, fliehen eine Mutter und ihre Tochter von Polen nach Paris. Blind vor Sorge und Schuldgefühlen begreifen sie nicht, wie schwer es ist, der Vergangenheit zu entkommen. Fast achtzig Jahre später führt Gretel Fernsby in ihrem Londoner Villenviertel ein ruhiges Leben, Welten entfernt von der traumatischen Kindheit. Als eine junge Familie in die Wohnung unter ihr zieht, hofft sie, dass die eingespielte Hausgemeinschaft nicht aus dem Gleichgewicht gerät. Doch der neunjährige Henry weckt Erinnerungen, denen sie sich nicht stellen will. Gretel steht plötzlich vor der Wahl zwischen ihrer eigenen und Henrys Sicherheit. Eine Wahl, der sie sich ganz ähnlich schon einmal gegenübersah. Damals wurde sie mit ihrer unentschuldbaren Entscheidung zur Mittäterin. Aber sollte sie jetzt eingreifen, riskiert sie, Geheimnisse zu enthüllen, die sie ein Leben lang gehütet hat …

Als die Welt zerbrach

Der neue aufwühlende Roman von Bestsellerautor John Boyne – emotional, empathisch und ehrlich Als Einzelgänger hat Sam Mühe, Freunde zu finden, und seine vielbeschäftigten Eltern geben ihm oft das Gefühl, unsichtbar zu sein. Zum Glück war sein älterer Bruder Jason immer für ihn da. Der ist nett, beliebt, supergut im Fußball, und die Mädchen stehen Schlange für ein Date. Doch eines Tages teilt Jason seiner Familie mit, dass er schon seit langem mit einem Geheimnis kämpft. Ein Geheimnis, das bald alle auseinanderzureißen droht. Seine Eltern wollen nichts davon wissen, und Sam versteht es einfach nicht. Denn was machst du, wenn dein Bruder dir sagt, er ist überhaupt nicht dein Bruder? Dass er denkt, er ist eigentlich … deine Schwester? Bruder, Eltern, Tante, Fußballtrainer, Freundin und Mitschüler – John Boyne beschreibt in diesem Roman die unterschiedlichsten Reaktionen auf eine eigentlich ganz natürliche Sache. Und am Ende siegen Liebe und Akzeptanz. »Eine Geschichte mit so viel Herz, dass die Seiten praktisch pulsieren. Ein Muss für alle Altersgruppen.« Irish Independent

Mein Bruder heißt Jessica

Den dag 1. Verdenskrig brød ud lovede Alfies far, at han ikke ville tage af sted, men dagen efter brød han sit løfte. Fire år senere, har 9-årige Alfie ingen anelse om, hvor hans far befinder sig. Hans mor siger, han er på hemmelig mission, Alfie selv tror, han er død i krigen. En dag, da Alfie pudser sko på King’s Cross Station ser han pludselig sin fars navn på et stykke papir, der tilhører en militærlæge. Alfie indser, at hans far befinder sig på et hospital i nærheden – et hospital der behandler hjemvendte soldater for granatchok. Faren må væk fra hospitalet koste hvad det vil, men Alfie har forregnet sig lidt i forhold til, hvor slemt, det i virkeligheden står til med hans fars psykiske tilstand. En rørende og livsbekræftende roman om 1. Verdenskrig og om hvad sker der med mennesker på godt og ondt, når verden med et slag bliver forandret i sin inderste grundvold. Når børn må lades alene i en uforståelig verden. Romanen er skrevet af forfatteren til Drengen i den stribede pyjamas og bogen er short listet til Irish Book Award: Children’s Book of the Year. “Stay Where You Are and Then Leave is a work of tender beauty and real lives. It is an instant classic that once read will never be forgotten. I loved the voice and the people. John Boyne has recreated a world that deserves to be remembered forever. Children’s minds and lives will be richer for reading this wonderful story. The forgotten victims of the Great War finally have their stories told.” - Eoin Colfer, forfatter til Artemis Fowl serien.

Bliv hvor du er og så afsted

De wereldgeschiedenis gezien door de ogen van een man die stopt met ouder worden John Boyne neemt ons mee op een duizelingwekkende reis door de tijd. Op ingenieuze wijze verweeft hij geschiedenis en fictie tot een wervelend verhaal waar het vertelplezier vanaf spat. Matthieu Zéla’s leven is in alle opzichten uitzonderlijk: tegen het eind van de achttiende eeuw komt de veroudering van zijn lichaam tot stilstand. Zéla is dan vijftig en heeft nog twee volle eeuwen van groots en meeslepend leven voor de boeg. Aan het eind van de twintigste eeuw – hij is dan 257 jaar oud – kan hij terugkijken op een bijzonder rijk leven. De pers over de boeken van John Boyne ‘Een goed geschreven verhaal dat je door het duizelingwekkende tempo niet weg kunt leggen.’ Libelle ‘Een intense, prachtige roman.’ esta ‘Boyne toont zich ook in dit boek een rasverteller.’ Boek

Dief van de tijd

De tachtigjarige Georgy Jachmenev woont in Engeland met zijn geliefde vrouw Zoya. Hun huwelijk is liefdevol, maar getekend door tragedie: het verlies van geliefden en de ervaringen van een leven in ballingschap. Als Zoya ernstig ziek wordt, maakt het paar zich op om nog eenmaal naar het Rusland van hun jeugd te reizen, het land dat hen heeft gemaakt en gebroken. Georgy en Zoya nemen ons mee op een spannende, emotionele reis naar Sint Petersburg in het begin van de twintigste eeuw, naar het winterpaleis van de tsaar en zijn vrouw. Het was een tijd van verandering en dreiging, waarin ook een onverwachte, onmogelijke liefde opbloeide. Een liefde die leidde tot een gevaarlijke vlucht door het Europa van tussen de wereldoorlogen.Het winterpaleis is een meeslepend epos dat decennia en continenten omspant en de lezer ademloos achterlaat.

Het winterpaleis

De grootse nieuwe roman van de auteur van De jongen in de gestreepte pyjama en De grote stilte Voor de liefhebbers van De as van mijn moeder van Frank McCourt Ierland, 1945. Cyril wordt geboren als bastaardzoon van een verstoten tienermeisje. Het welgestelde echtpaar Avery adopteert hem, maar Cyril vraagt zich vaak af waarom, want zijn adoptieouders laten geen gelegenheid onbenut om hem op het hart te drukken dat hij geen echte Avery is. Hij voelt zich ook geen Avery, en hij voelt zich ook niet thuis in het katholieke naoorlogse Ierland. Pas als hij de flamboyante charmeur Julian Woodbead ontmoet, is de eerste stap naar de zoektocht van zijn identiteit gezet – een zoektocht die hem tot in Amsterdam en New York voert, in een poging het geluk en de liefde te vinden. John Boyne verbeeldt op fenomenale wijze de verlossende kracht van de menselijke geest, en laat de lezer en passant voelen hoe onwelkom de wereld kan zijn voor zoekende zielen. De pers over Wat het hart verwoest ‘Afwisselend slim, geestig en hartverscheurend triest. Dit is een schrijver op de top van zijn kunnen.’ Mail on Sunday ‘Groots en slim en vaak erg grappig.’ The Sunday Times ‘Een picareske, ronddwalende odyssee voor de afzonderlijke karakters. Het boek brandt haast van woede over de levens die worden verwoest door sociale minachting en zelfhaat. Een aanzienlijke prestatie.’ The Guardian ‘Een episch verhaal vol verve, humor en liefde. Dit zal een groot publiek aanspreken.’ The Irish Times ‘Boyne creëert licht in de verdoemenis, en humor in de meest hartverscheurend trieste situaties. Een fantastische leeservaring.’ Press Association

Wat het hart verwoest

Een aangrijpend verhaal dat je nog lang zal bijblijven Als de zevenjarige Pierrot zijn beide ouders verliest, moet hij zijn huis in Parijs verlaten om een nieuw leven te beginnen bij zijn Duitse tante Beatrix. Zij is huishoudster bij rijke mensen die boven op een berg wonen, ergens in Duitsland. Maar het zijn geen gewone tijden: Pierrot leeft in 1935 en de Tweede Wereldoorlog nadert met rasse schreden. Evenmin is het huis op de bergtop een gewoon huis; het is Berghof, het adelaarsnest waarin Adolf Hitler zich regelmatig terugtrekt. Pierrot maakt al snel deel uit van Hitlers wereld. Een gevaarlijke wereld waarin terreur, geheimen en verraad aan de orde van de dag zijn. Is ontsnapping nog mogelijk? De pers over De jongen op de berg ‘Boyne is er een meester in het verhaal snel op gang te brengen en je meteen vertrouwd te maken met de personages.’ Nederlands Dagblad ‘Het is Boyne gelukt om de lezer door de ogen van een kind niet alleen het opgroeien als buitenbeentje te laten ervaren, maar ook de oorlog en alle brute gebeurtenissen die daarbij horen. Dat is knap en maakt het een interessant boek.’ Hebban.nl ‘Een adembenemend boek.’ Leeskost.nl ‘Pakkend geschreven verhaal.’ NBD Biblion

De jongen op de berg

Het is december 1787. De veertienjarige John Jacob Turnstile, die al vaker met de politie in aanraking is gekomen, is voor de zoveelste keer op weg naar de gevangenis. De autoriteiten doen hem een voorstel: er ligt een recent opgeknapt schip in de haven, klaar om te vertrekken op een belangrijke missie. De kapitein is met spoed op zoek naar een scheepsmaatje. John heeft niet echt iets te kiezen, en voor hij het weet zwaait hij op het dek van de Bounty zijn oude leven uit terwijl het schip vertrekt met bestemming Tahiti. Na een lange, gevaarlijke reis bereiken ze het tropische eiland. De kokosnoten, eeuwige zonneschijn en halfnaakte vrouwen die ze daar aantreffen, hebben een betoverende uitwerking op de bemanning. Wanneer de terugreis ter sprake komt, slaan ze aan het muiten. De scheepsjongen ziet zichzelf plotseling gevangen in een draaikolk van gewelddadige gebeurtenissen met een zeer onzekere uitkomst…

De scheepsjongen

De jongen in de gestreepte pyjama begint in Berlijn in 1943. Als de negenjarige Bruno op een dag uit school komt, zijn al zijn spullen in kratten gepakt. Hun nieuwe huis staat naast een hek dat zich uitstrekt zover het oog reikt, een hek dat Bruno afschermt van de vreemde mensen die hij daarachter ziet bewegen. Op een van zijn ontdekkingstochten ontmoet Bruno een jongen wiens leven en ­omstandigheden zeer verschillen van die van hem. Toch sluiten de jongens vriendschap, maar het is een vriendschap die niet zonder gevolgen blijft...

De jongen in de gestreepte pyjama

Brought to you by Penguin. 1936: London is abuzz with gossip about the affair between Edward VIII and Mrs. Simpson. But the king is not the only member of the aristocracy with a hard decision to make. Owen Montignac, the handsome and charismatic descendent of a wealthy land-owning family, is anxiously awaiting the reading of his late uncle's will. For Owen has run up huge gambling debts and casino boss Nicholas Delfy has given him a choice: find £50,000 by Christmas - or find yourself six feet under. So when Owen discovers that he has been cut out of the will in favour of his beautiful cousin Stella, it is time to prove just how cunning he can be... And Owen is nothing if not inventive - even a royal crisis can provide the means for profit. And for murder... ©John Boyne 2012 (P) Penguin Audio 2020

Next of Kin

Brought to you by Penguin. What a thing of wonder a mobile phone is. Six ounces of metal, glass and plastic, fashioned into a sleek, shiny, precious object. At once, a gateway to other worlds - and a treacherous weapon in the hands of the unwary, the unwitting, the inept. The Cleverley family live a gilded life, little realising how precarious their privilege is, just one tweet away from disaster. George, the patriarch, is a stalwart of television interviewing, a 'national treasure' (his words), his wife Beverley, a celebrated novelist (although not as celebrated as she would like), and their children, Nelson, Elizabeth, Achilles, various degrees of catastrophe waiting to happen. Together they will go on a journey of discovery through the Hogarthian jungle of the modern living where past presumptions count for nothing and carefully curated reputations can be destroyed in an instant. Along the way they will learn how volatile, how outraged, how unforgiving the world can be when you step from the proscribed path. Powered by John Boyne's characteristic humour and razor-sharp observation, The Echo Chamber is a satiric helter skelter, a dizzying downward spiral of action and consequence, poised somewhere between farce, absurdity and oblivion. To err is maybe to be human but to really foul things up you only need a phone. © John Boyne 2021 (P) Penguin Audio 2021

The Echo Chamber

Brought to you by Penguin. Odran Yates enters Clonliffe Seminary in 1972 after his mother informs him that he has a vocation to the priesthood. He goes in full of ambition and hope, dedicated to his studies and keen to make friends. Forty years later, Odran’s devotion has been challenged by the revelations that have shattered the Irish people’s faith in the church. He has seen friends stand trial, colleagues jailed, the lives of young parishioners destroyed and has become nervous of venturing out in public for fear of disapproving stares and insulting remarks. But when a family tragedy opens wounds from his past, he is forced to confront the demons that have raged within a once respected institution and recognise his own complicity in their propagation. It has taken John Boyne fifteen years and twelve novels to write about his home country of Ireland but he has done so now in his most powerful novel to date, a novel about blind dogma and moral courage, and about the dark places where the two can meet. At once courageous and intensely personal, A History of Loneliness confirms Boyne as one of the most searching chroniclers of his generation. © John Boyne 2014 (P) Penguin Audio 2020

A History of Loneliness

Brought to you by Penguin. In Noah Barleywater Runs Away, bestselling author John Boyne explores the world of childhood and the adventures that we can all have there. Noah is running away from his problems, or at least that's what he thinks, the day he takes the untrodden path through the forest. When he comes across a very unusual toyshop and meets the even more unusual toymaker he's not sure what to expect. But the toymaker has a story to tell, a story full of adventure, and wonder and broken promises. And Noah travels with him on a journey that will change his life for ever. A thought-provoking fable for our modern world from the author of the bestselling and critically acclaimed Boy in the Striped Pyjamas. ©John Boyne 2010 (P) Penguin Audio 2020

Noah Barleywater Runs Away

Brought to you by Penguin. Pickpocket John Jacob Turnstile is on his way to be detained at His Majesty's Pleasure when he is offered a lifeline, what seems like a freedom of sorts - the job of personal valet to a departing naval captain. Little does he realise that it is anything but - and by accepting the devil's bargain he will put his life in perilous danger. For the ship is HMS Bounty, his new captain William Bligh and their destination Tahiti. From the moment the ship leaves port, Turnstile's life is turned upside down, for not only must he put his own demons to rest, but he must also confront the many adversaries he will encounter on the Bounty's extraordinary last voyage. Walking a dangerous line between an unhappy crew and a captain he comes to admire, he finds himself in a no-man's land where the distinction between friend and foe is increasingly difficult to determine... © John Boyne 2008 (P) Penguin Audio 2020

Mutiny On The Bounty

Brought to you by Penguin. Matthieu Zela has lived his life well. In fact, he's lived several lives well. Because Matthew Zela's life is characterised by one amazing fact: his body stopped ageing before the end of the eighteenth century. Starting in 1758, a young Matthieu flees Paris after witnessing his mother's brutal murder. His only companions are his younger brother Tomas and one true love, Dominique Sauvet. The story of his life takes us from the French Revolution to 1920s Hollywood, from the Great Exhibition to the Wall Street Crash, and by the end of the twentieth century, Matthieu has been an engineer, a rogue, a movie mogul, a soldier, a financier, a lover to many, a cable TV executive and much more besides. Brilliantly weaving history and personal experience, this is a dazzling story of love, murder, missed chances, treachery - and redemption. © John Boyne 2011 (P) Penguin Audio 2020

The Thief of Time

Brought to you by Penguin. Russia, 1915: At the age of 16, Georgy Jachmenev steps in front of an assassin's bullet intended for the heart of a senior member of the Russian Imperial Family. He is instantly proclaimed a hero. Before the week is out, his life as the son of a peasant farmer is changed forever when he is escorted to St Petersburg to take up his new position - as bodyguard to Alexei Romanov, the only son of Tsar Nicholas II. Sixty five years later, visiting his wife Zoya as she lies dying in a London hospital, memories of the life they have lived together flood his mind. Their marriage, while tender, has been marked by tragedy, the loss of loved ones, and experiences of exile that neither can forget. THE HOUSE OF SPECIAL PURPOSEis a novel about a young man ripped from a loving home and thrust into the heart of a dying empire. Privy to the secrets of Nicholas and Alexandra, the machinations of Rasputin and the events which led to the final collapse of the autocracy, Georgy is a witness and participant in a drama which will echo down the century. His is also a story of a marriage in which a husband finds it impossible to live in the present and a wife unable to reconcile herself with the past. Part love story, part historical epic, part tragedy, the novel moves from revolutionary St Petersburg to Paris after the First World War, and from London during the Blitz to the eastern coast of Finland during the 1980s, before returning to a quiet hospital bed where Georgy and Zoya's story must finally be resolved. ©John Boyne 2009 (P) Penguin Audio 2020

The House of Special Purpose

Brought to you by Penguin. William Cody grows up surrounded by his father's tales of Buffalo Bill, to whom he is distantly related, and his fantasies of the Wild West. Though he escapes his heritage by fleeing abroad and starting a new life for himself, he finds that he is always drawn back to England and to his ancestry. When his father proposes that together they should recreate Buffalo Bill's stage show, "The Congress of Rough Riders of the World" for a contemporary audience, William refuses to have any part of it. When tragedy strikes, however, it is to his father that he must eventually return. © John Boyne 2011 (P) Penguin Audio 2020

The Congress of Rough Riders

September 1919: twenty-one-year-old Tristan Sadler takes a train from London to Norwich to deliver some letters to Marian Bancroft. Tristan fought alongside Marian's brother Will during the Great War, but in 1917 Will laid down his guns on the battlefield, declared himself a conscientious objector and was shot as a traitor, an act which has brought shame and dishonour on the Bancroft family. But the letters are not the real reason for Tristan's visit. He holds a secret deep in his soul. One that he is desperate to unburden himself of to Marian, if he can only find the courage. As he recalls his friendship with Will, from the training ground at Aldershot to the trenches of Northern France, he speaks of how the intensity of their friendship brought him both happiness and self-discovery as well as despair and pain. The Absolutist is a novel that examines the events of the Great War from the perspective of two young soldiers, both struggling with the complexity of their emotions and the confusion of their friendship.

The Absolutist

Brought to you by Penguin. When Pierrot becomes an orphan, he must leave his home in Paris for a new life with his Aunt Beatrix, a servant in a wealthy household at the top of the German mountains. But this is no ordinary time, for it is 1935 and the Second World War is fast approaching; and this is no ordinary house, for this is the Berghof, the home of Adolf Hitler. Quickly, Pierrot is taken under Hitler's wing, and is thrown into an increasingly dangerous new world: a world of terror, secrets and betrayal, from which he may never be able to escape. ©John Boyne 2015 (P) Penguin Audio 2020

The Boy at the Top of the Mountain

Brought to you by Penguin. Lines may divide us, but hope will unite us . . . Nine-year-old Bruno knows nothing of the Final Solution and the Holocaust. He is oblivious to the appalling cruelties being inflicted on the people of Europe by his country. All he knows is that he has been moved from a comfortable home in Berlin to a house in a desolate area where there is nothing to do and no one to play with. Until he meets Shmuel, a boy who lives a strange parallel existence on the other side of the adjoining wire fence and who, like the other people there, wears a uniform of striped pyjamas. Bruno's friendship with Shmuel will take him from innocence to revelation. And in exploring what he is unwittingly a part of, he will inevitably become subsumed by the terrible process.

Random House presents the audiobook edition of A Ladder to the Sky by John Boyne, read by Richard E. Grant, Richard Cordery, Nina Sosanya and Laurence Kennedy. A psychological drama of cat and mouse, A Ladder to the Sky shows how easy it is to achieve the world if you are prepared to sacrifice your soul. If you look hard enough, you can find stories pretty much anywhere. They don’t even have to be your own. Or so would-be writer Maurice Swift decides very early on in his career. A chance encounter in a Berlin hotel with celebrated novelist Erich Ackermann gives him an opportunity to ingratiate himself with someone more powerful than him. For Erich is lonely, and he has a story to tell. Whether or not he should do so is another matter entirely. Once Maurice has made his name, he sets off in pursuit of other people’s stories. He doesn’t care where he finds them – or to whom they belong – as long as they help him rise to the top. Stories will make him famous but they will also make him beg, borrow and steal. They may even make him do worse.

A Ladder to the Sky

Brought to you by Penguin. 1946. Three years after a cataclysmic event which tore their lives apart, a mother and daughter flee Poland for Paris, shame, and fear at their heels, not knowing how hard it is to escape your past. Nearly eighty years later, Gretel Fernsby lives a life that is a far cry from her traumatic childhood. When a couple moves into the flat below her in her London mansion block, it should be nothing more than a momentary inconvenience. However, the appearance of their nine-year-old son Henry brings back memories she would rather forget. Faced with a choice between her own safety and his, Gretel is taken back to a similar crossroads she encountered long ago. Back then, her complicity dishonoured her life, but to interfere now could risk revealing the secrets she has spent a lifetime protecting. All the Broken Places is John Boyne's masterful sequel to his classic bestseller, The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas, taking a character from that novel on a journey to a place she never goes - the past. Through her story, he explores the aftermath of the war and the effects of a lifetime of guilt. © John Boyne 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022

All The Broken Places

Brought to you by Penguin. July 1910: The grisly remains of Cora Crippen, music hall singer and wife of Dr Hawley Crippen, are discovered in the cellar of 39 Hilldrop Crescent, Camden. But the Doctor and his mistress, Ethel Le Neve, have vanished, much to the frustration of Scotland Yard and the outrage of a horrified London. Across the Channel in Antwerp, the SS Montrose sets sail on its two week voyage to Canada. Amongst its passengers are the overbearing Antonia Drake and her daughter Victoria, who is hell-bent on romance, the enigmatic Mathieu Zela and the modest Martha Hayes. Also on board are the unassuming Mr John Robinson and his seventeen-year-old son Edmund. But all is not as it seems... © John Boyne 2011 (P) Penguin Audio 2011

Crippen

Nine-year-old Bruno knows nothing of the Final Solution or the Holocaust. He is oblivious to the appalling cruelties being inflicted on the people of Europe by his country. All he knows is that he has been moved from a comfortable home in Berlin to a house in a desolate area where there is nothing to do and no one to play with. Until he meets Shmuel, a boy who lives a strange parallel existence on the other side of the adjoining wire fence and who, like the other people there, wears a uniform of striped pyjamas. Bruno's friendship with Shmuel will take him from innocence to revelation. And in exploring what he is unwittingly a part of, he will inevitably become subsumed by the terrible process.

Penguin presents the audiobook edition of My Brother's Name is Jessica written by John Boyne, read by Joe Jameson. Sam Waver's life has always been pretty quiet. A bit of a loner, he struggles to make friends, and his busy parents often make him feel invisible. Luckily for Sam, his older brother, Jason, has always been there for him. Sam idolises Jason, who seems to have life sorted - he's kind, popular, amazing at football, and girls are falling over themselves to date him. But then one evening Jason calls his family together to tell them that he's been struggling with a secret for a long time. A secret which quickly threatens to tear them all apart. His parents don't want to know and Sam simply doesn't understand. Because what do you do when your brother says he's not your brother at all? That he's actually . . . your sister?

My Brother's Name is Jessica

Brought to you by Penguin. There's nothing unusual about the Brockets. Normal, respectable, and proud of it, they turn up their noses at anyone strange or different. But from the moment Barnaby Brocket comes into the world, it's clear he's anything but ordinary. To his parents’ horror, Barnaby defies the laws of gravity - and floats. Desperate to please his parents, Barnaby does his best to keep both feet on the ground – but he just can't do it. One fateful day, the Brockets decide enough is enough. They never asked for a weird, abnormal, floating child. Barnaby has to go . . . Betrayed, frightened and alone, Barnaby floats into the path of a very special hot air balloon – and so begins a magical journey around the world, with a cast of extraordinary new friends. © John Boyne 2012 (P) Penguin Audio 2020

The Terrible Thing That Happened to Barnaby Brocket

Brought to you by Penguin. Some stories are universal. They play out across human history. And time is the river which will flow through them. It starts with a family, a family which will mutate. For now, it is a father, mother and two sons. One with his father’s violence in his blood. One who lives his mother’s artistry. One leaves. One stays. They will be joined by others whose deeds will change their fate. It is a beginning. Their stories will intertwine and evolve over the course of two thousand years – they will meet again and again at different times and in different places. From distant Palestine at the dawn of the first millennium to a life amongst the stars in the third. While the world will change around them, their destinies will remain the same. It must play out as foretold. It is written. A Traveller at the Gates of Wisdom is the extraordinary new novel from acclaimed writer John Boyne. Ambitious, far-reaching and mythic, it introduces a group of characters whose lives we will come to know and will follow through time and space until they reach their natural conclusion. ©John Boyne 2020 (P) Penguin Audio 2020

A Traveller at the Gates of Wisdom

Brought to you by Penguin. From internationally bestselling author John Boyne, an inescapably gritty story about one young man whose direction in life takes a vastly different turn than what he expected. It’s the tabloid sensation of the year: two well-known footballers standing in the dock, charged with sexual assault, a series of vile text messages pointing towards their guilt. As the trial unfolds, Evan Keogh reflects on the events that have led him to this moment. Since leaving his island home, his life has been a lie on many levels. He’s a talented footballer who wanted to be an artist. A gay man in a sport that rejects diversity. A defendant whose knowledge of what took place on that fateful night threatens more than just his freedom or career. The jury will deliver a verdict but, before they do, Evan must judge for himself whether the man he has become is the man he wanted to be. ___________ Praise for John Boyne 'A master storyteller' Daily Express 'One of the best novelists of Ireland' Sunday Express 'Boyne offers writing of insight and beauty' Observer 'One of the greatest craftsmen in contemporary literature' Colum McCann ©2024 John Boyne (P)2024 Penguin Audio

Earth

Brought to you by Penguin. 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 she would become – or was she always destined to be that person? Was she born with cruelty in her heart or did something force it into being? In Fire, John Boyne takes the reader on a chilling, uncomfortable but utterly compelling psychological journey to the epicentre of the human condition, asking the age-old question: nurture – or nature? © John Boyne 2024 (P) Penguin Audio 2024

Fire

Brought to you by Penguin. The first thing Vanessa Carvin does when she arrives on the island is change her name. To the locals, she is Willow Hale, a solitary outsider escaping Dublin to live a hermetic existence in a small cottage, not a notorious woman on the run from her past. But scandals follow like hunting dogs. And she has some questions of her own to answer. If her ex-husband is really the monster everyone says he is, then how complicit was she in his crimes? Escaping her old life might seem like a good idea but the choices she has made throughout her marriage have consequences. Here, on the island, Vanessa must reflect on what she did - and did not do. Only then can she discover whether she is worthy of finding peace at all. ©2023 John Boyne (P)2023 Penguin Audio

Water

Brought to you by Penguin. The day the First World War broke out, Alfie Summerfield's father promised he wouldn't go away to fight - but he broke that promise the following day. Four years later, Alfie doesn't know where his father might be, other than that he's away on a special, secret mission. Then, while shining shoes at King's Cross Station, Alfie unexpectedly sees his father's name - on a sheaf of papers belonging to a military doctor. Bewildered and confused, Alfie realises his father is in a hospital close by - a hospital treating soldiers with an unusual condition. Alfie is determined to rescue his father from this strange, unnerving place . . . ©John Boyne 2013 (P) Penguin Audio 2020

Stay Where You Are And Then Leave

Kaunis ja kauhea tarina sota-ajasta Auschwitzissa John Boynen Poika raidallisessa pyjamassa on nuortenkirja, joka sopii myös aikuisten kirjaksi. Lähdet matkalle Brunon kanssa, kun luet tämän kirjan. Kävelet Brunon kanssa Auschwitzin aidalle. Toivottavasti sinun ei koskaan tarvitse elää sellaisen aidan lähellä. Poika raidallisessa pyjamassa on tarina 9-vuotiaasta Brunosta. Brunon isä on natsiupseeri, ja koko Brunon perhe muuttaa Auschwitziin. Yksinäinen Bruno löytää ystävän keskitysleirin aidan takaa. Mitä tapahtuu ystäville, joista toisen perhe on natseja ja toisen juutalaisia? John Boyne (s. 1971) on irlantilainen kirjailija. Hän on kirjoittanut useita romaaneja, novelleja ja nuortenkirjoja. Poika raidallisessa pyjamassa on Boynen tunnetuin teos. Kirjasta on myös tehty elokuva.

Poika raidallisessa pyjamassa (selkokirja)

Romaanin nuoruuden viattomuuden menettämisestä John Boynen Poika vuoren huipulla sijoittuu toisen maailmansodan tapahtumiin. Se on vaikuttava kuvaus siitä, miten vaarallisen helposti maailma ympärillämme muuttuu mustavalkoiseksi. On vuosi 1936. Seitsemänvuotias Pierrot jää orvoksi ja joutuu jättämään taakseen kotikaupunkinsa Pariisin ja parhaan ystävänsä, naapurissa asuvan Anshelin. Kovia kokenut Pierrot lähetetään asumaan tätinsä luokse Saksaan, salaperäiseen taloon vuoren huipulle. Berghofiksi kutsutussa talossa Pierrot saa uuden nimen ja neuvon unohtaa lapsuutensa Pariisissa. Erityisesti hänen tulisi välttää mainitsemasta ystäväänsä, juutalaista Anshelia - varsinkin talon isännän kuullen! Vähitellen Pierrot oppii talon tavoille ja epävarma poika muuttuu uutta uniformuaan ylpeänä kantavaksi Pieteriksi. Mutta uniformu yllään Pieter astelee kohti uutta vaarallista maailmaa. Maailmaa, jossa on vaikea erottaa, mikä on oikein ja mikä väärin. Poika vuoren huipulla on John Boynen jo klassikoksi nousseen Poika raidallisessa pyjamassa -kirjan sisarteos.

Poika vuoren huipulla

Kaunis ja kauhea tarina sota-ajasta Auschwitzista John Boynen Poika raidallisessa pyjamassa on nuortenkirja, joka sopii myös aikuisten luettavaksi. Jos avaat tämän kirjan, lähdet matkalle Brunon kanssa. Ennen pitkää saavutte Brunon kanssa aidalle. Joka puolella maailmaa on samanlaisia aitoja. Toivottavasti sinun ei koskaan tarvitse kohdata sellaista aitaa. Poika raidallisessa pyjamassa on tarina 9-vuotiaasta Brunosta, jonka isä on natsiupseeri. Perhe muuttaa isän työn takia keskitysleirin liepeille Auschwitziin. Brunosta on kurjaa jättää koti ja leikkikaverit, eikä hän viihdy uudessa asuinpaikassa. Ikävyyttä poistaakseen hän alkaa tehdä tutkimusretkiä lähiympäristöön ja ystävystyy salaa vanhemmiltaan aidan toisella puolella olevan juutalaispojan Shmuelin kanssa. Shmuelin isä on kadonnut, ja pojat päättävät yhteistuumin etsiä hänet. Shmuel lainaa Brunolle raidallisen pyjaman, jotta tämä ei herättäisi huomiota aidan toisella puolella. Bruno pukeutuu lainavaatteisiin ja pujahtaa aidan ali.

Poika raidallisessa pyjamassa

Unohtumaton romaani Romanovien vallan viimeisistä vaiheista John Boynen Tarkoin vartioitu talo vie lukijan 1900-luvun alun Pietariin, Talvipalatsin loistoon sekä suuriruhtinasperheen traagisiin hetkiin. Venäjä, 1915. Kuusitoistavuotias maalaispoika Georgi Daniilovitŝ Jatŝmenev pelastaa Venäjän suuriruhtinaan varmalta kuolemalta, ja hänen elämänsä mullistuu. Poika palkataan suuriruhtinaan veljenpojan henkivartijaksi ja hän pääsee asumaan Pietarin Talvipalatsiin tsaari Nikolai II:n hoviin. Pian Romanovien valta alkaa horjua ja tarpeekseen saaneen kansan viha kuohahtaa verenpunaisena. Lontoo, 1980. Kahdeksankymmentävuotias Georgi on tyytyväinen elämäänsä Lontoossa eikä halua edes muistella nuoruuttaan Venäjällä. Hänen kuolemansairaan vaimonsa Zojan viimeinen toive kuitenkin on päästä vielä kerran edes lähelle lapsuutensa maisemia, joten pariskunta matkustaa Suomeen. Suomessa Zoja onnistuu puhumaan Georgin ympäri, ja he jatkavat matkaa Pietariin. Georgi ei voi enää vältellä menneisyyden aaveita, ja muistot noista verisistä vuosista hyökyvät hänen mieleensä. Tarkoin vartioitu talo on dramaattinen ja mieleenpainuva kuvaus Venäjän kansannoususta ja Romanovien 300 vuotta kestäneen valtakauden lopusta. Lukija pääsee seuraamaan Venäjän historian kenties merkittävintä tapahtumasarjaa kuin aitiopaikalta.

Tarkoin vartioitu talo

Poika raidallisessa pyjamassa -menestysromaanin jatko-osa John Boynen Kaikki särkyneet paikat on toisen maailmansodan seurauksiin pureutuva romaani syyllisyydestä, anteeksiannosta ja kaiken ylittävästä rohkeudesta Vuosi 1946. Äiti ja tytär pakenevat Puolasta Pariisiin sen jälkeen, kun sota ja menetys repivät heidän elämänsä kappaleiksi. Heidän kannoillaan ovat pelko ja häpeä, eivätkä he tiedä, kuinka vaikeaa omaa menneisyyttään on paeta. Lähes kahdeksankymmentä vuotta myöhemmin iäkäs Gretel Fernsby elää rauhaisaa elämää Lontoossa, kunnes kohtaaminen hänen uusien naapureidensa yhdeksänvuotiaan Henry-pojan kanssa nostaa pintaan muistot, jotka Gretel on yrittänyt jättää taakseen. Joutuessaan valitsemaan Henryn turvallisuuden ja omansa välillä Gretel on jälleen samanlaisessa tienristeyksessä kuin lapsuudessaan. Pystyykö hän toimimaan, vaikka hintana olisi kaikkien niiden salaisuuksien paljastuminen, joita hän on koko elämänsä yrittänyt pitää piilossa? John Boynen Poika raidallisessa pyjamassa -menestysromaanin jatko-osa Kaikki särkyneet paikat kertoo vuosikymmenien mittaisesta matkasta täynnä valtavaa surua ja kiihkeää toivoa.

Kaikki särkyneet paikat

Meuterei auf der Bounty? Die Geschichte kennt man doch: Jähzorniger Kapitän quält tapfere Mannschaft, bis diese sich wehrt. Oder? - John Boyne erzählt eine andere Geschichte. Sein Kapitän Bligh ist ehrgeizig, aber auch besorgt um das Wohl seiner Mannschaft. Für das jüngste Besatzungsmitglied, den Schiffsjungen John Jacob Turnstile, wird er sogar so etwas wie ein Vaterersatz. Bis eines Tages auch John sich entscheiden muss, auf wessen Seite er steht.(Laufzeit: 6h 28)

Der Schiffsjunge

Irland 1945. Den gravida Catherine Goggin slängs handgripligen ut från mässan, förskjuts av familjen och får på egen hand ta bussen till Dublin och söka sig sin försörjning. Catherine är 16 år, stark och oförvägen, hon tänker inte låta sig kuvas. Sonen Cyril föds och Hjärtats osynliga raseri är hans egen berättelse. Uppväxten med de kylslagna men inte ovänliga adoptivföräldrarna: den ikoniska författaren Maude Avery och den förmögne bankmannen Charles, internatskolan, passionerna, flykten från äktenskapet (vid bröllopsmottagningen), 1980-talets New York, Amsterdam och i bakgrunden Irland och Dublin, den hotfulla, förtryckande staden. ”Du är ju inte en riktig Avery”, konstaterar Maude och Charles, men vem är han och var kommer han ifrån? Hjärtats osynliga raseri är en irländsk utvecklingsroman – fängslande, gripande och samtidigt stillsamt humoristisk – som följer Cyril Avery från vaggan till graven (nästan) och Irlands utveckling från 1945 och framåt. En roman med läsös, svärta och originalitet som dessutom får läsaren att känna sig smart och glad och berörd.

Hjärtats osynliga raseri

Den starka fristående uppföljaren till Pojken i randig pyjamas. Paris 1946. Femtonåriga Gretel har flytt med sin mamma från Tyskland och de försöker tillsammans bygga ett nytt liv i Paris, med en ny identitet och med förhoppning om en ny framtid. Men ärren från det förflutna är inte så lätta att dölja som de tror. London nutid. Gretel Fernsby är en pigg 92-åring som bor i ett lägenhetskomplex i London. Trots sin mörka historia lever hon nu ett bekvämt och lugnt liv, och dörren till det förflutna hålls noga stängd. Men när en familj flyttar in så ruckas hennes tillvaro. Efter att ha ägnat så många år åt att hålla människor på avstånd, växer en nära vänskap fram med familjens nioåriga son Henry. Henry väcker något hos Gretel som varit begravt sedan länge. En natt blir hon vittne till något som tvingar henne att välja. Ska hon fortsätta sitt trygga liv, eller ska hon försöka sona sin skuld och göra upp med sin sorg och ånger, men med risken att hon att tvingas avslöja de hemligheter hon ägnat sitt liv att gömma. Alla förlorade platser är en omskakande, komplex och vacker berättelse om en kvinna som måste konfrontera sitt förflutna och en samtid där det aldrig är försent att visa mod.

Alla förlorade platser

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