Waiting for Anya
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Waiting for Anya

by Michael Morpurgo

1990•Family•172 pages

Taste attributes: familywarhistoricalheavyrealisticlineargrittyemotive & stirringhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardyunlikely connections

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Boxlist takeA grounded family novel that is heavy, moving and gritty. Best if you like real life over fantasy.

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4.5 / 5

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About This Book

A village high in the mountains on the French-Spanish border seems relatively untouched by World War II. Young Jo, falling asleep one day when he should be guarding the sheep on the mountainside, meets a stranger. When a German garrison is stationed in his village to stem the flow of people escaping over the border, Jo finds that his life, and the lives of others, depends on how well he keeps his dangerous secret.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

FamilyWarHistoricalHuman spirit/resilience/survivalRescue/escape/jeopardyUnlikely connections

Subjects

JewsJuvenile fictionWorld War, 1939-1945HistoryEvacuation of civiliansEnglish authorFrench settingFriendship

Details

Author
Michael Morpurgo
Published
1990
Pages
172
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