A real find, this one. I not only read it on the tube and at night, but also as I walked along the path between the tube and school, and between the tube and home. An unputdownable book. I'd recommend it to my GCSE students in particular, as it covers ("deals with" would make it sound too contrived) many of the issues and dilemmas that they cover in their GCSE, such as faithfulness, adultery, homosexuality and euthanasia.
However, that sounds far too contrived! It is the story of one boy's journey of discovery, and also the story of one girl's experience during the second world war. Although many of the key characters are British, the action takes place in the Netherlands, in particular in Amsterdam. I felt that the book captured well my own experience of Amsterdam and the Dutch.
I would definitely recommend this book.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment