Border Street

Autor*innen

• Suzanne Leal
• Gail Jones

Parameter

• 314 Seiten
• 11 Lesestunden

• Belletristik

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When Kate and Cameron rent a house on Border Street, they cannot possibly imagine how involved they will become with their elderly Czech-Australian landlords, Frank and Vera, who live next door. Kate’s inquisitiveness about her new neighbours soon gets the better of her and, before long, the young woman and the older man have forged a strong bond. The more time Kate spends with Frank, the more she wants to find out about his earlier life.As Frank gradually opens up to Kate, she is compelled to understand a dark European history that she’d never known or cared about — and is forever changed by the encounter. When her own tragedy occurs, Kate is forced to accept that not everything in life is within our control.Border Street is a beautifully crafted novel whose vivid and authentic characters will stay with readers long after the book is finished. 'Tales of the Second World War and its prisoners are not new to us but Border Street gives a detailed account of the realities of genocide as they were experienced by two of its survivors. It also gives an honest impression of the deeply lonely plight of those who lost their families and friends in the butchery of 1940s Europe and sought to rebuild their lives a long way from their birthplace ... Border Street tells a story of one man's survival against enormous odds, and of its lasting effects. Leal has recounted this tale and woven a warm account of the unlikely friendship between people with 40 years and continents between them.'(The Age)

• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2006
• Einband: Paperback