Hollow Chest
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Sprache:Englisch
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ePUB
Kopierschutz
Nein
Family Sharing
Ja
Text-to-Speech
Ja
Altersempfehlung
8 - 12 Jahr(e)
Erscheinungsdatum
08.06.2021
Verlag
HarperCollinsSeitenzahl
352 (Printausgabe)
Sprache
Englisch
EAN
9780062870766
Debut author Brita Sandstrom arrives with an unforgettable modern folktale of the darkness around and inside us, and the courage it takes to keep hope alive.
Hollow Chest is remarkable on so many levelsits exquisite writing, its startling originality, its deep empathy. An astonishing debut. Anne Ursu, award-winning author of The Lost Girl
Charlie has been having nightmares. Eyes watching him in the night, claws on his chest, holding him down. His dreams have been haunted for years, ever since German bombs rained down on London, taking his father's life, taking his city's spirit, taking his beloved brother, Theo, off to war in France.
Now Charlie is left to take care of his grandpa Fitz while his mother works, waiting for the day when Theo will come home. And with World War II nearly won, that day is almost here. Grandpa Fitz warns Charlie that soldiers sometimes come back missing a piece of themselves, but Charlie isn't worried. Whatever Theo has lost, Charlie will help him find it.
When Theo finally does return, though, he is cold and distant. But Charlie refuses to accept that the brother he knew is gone, and soon, he discovers the reason for his brother's change: war wolves. Terrifying ancient beasts who consume the hearts of those broken by grief.
The wolves have followed soldiers back home from the front. And if Charlie truly wants to save Theo, he's going to have to find them and get his brother's heart back. But can a heart that's been eaten ever be replaced?
- A WWII London Setting: As Charlie navigates the rubble-strewn streets of his city, scarred by the Blitz, he discovers the war has left deeper wounds than anyone knows.
- Brotherhood and Sacrifice: Theo was Charlie's hero. Now that he's back from the war, Charlie will do anything to save him-even if it means facing down mythical monsters.
- A Powerful Modern Folktale: Discover the war wolves-ancient beasts that feed on sorrow-in a story that uses fantasy to explore the very real costs of war on a soldier's heart.
- Dealing with Grief and Trauma: A heartfelt and poignant look at how a family copes with loss and PTSD, perfect for readers who love emotionally resonant stories.
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