Pied Piper
by Nevil Shute
Taste attributes: warhistoricaldramaadventurefastheavylinearbig & variedemotive & stirringrescue/escape/jeopardyhuman spirit/resilience/survivalunlikely connections
Boxlist takeStirring and wide-ranging: a war novel that is balanced on everything else. Best if you like stories that hit hard.
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Pace: fast · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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4.6 / 5
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About This Book
The novel by Nevil Shute. As the German army overruns France . An old Englishman returning to Britain agrees to escort two children to London. Trains, buses, hotels fail him and each shift in his plans adds a new child until he and six children attempt to evade the Nazis and cross the English Channel.
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- Author
- Nevil Shute
- Published
- 1942
- Pages
- 305
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- Open Library
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