Imprint: Penguin
Published: 02/02/2017
ISBN: 9780141376646
Length: 256 Pages
Dimensions: 198mm x 16mm x 129mm
Weight: 181g
RRP: £7.99
'A beautifully haunting and thought-provoking story of friendship that lingers long after the last page' Ruta Sepetys, Author of Salt to the Sea
'A small wonder, and for once a book worthy of the hype' The Times
'A chilling, stylishly written and utterly memorable story' Guardian
'Savit's story is aimed at anyone who will listen. A 10-year-old may identify with Anna. A teenage reader will absorb the deftness and sophistication of the telling. An adult will find their expectations challenged' New York Times
Anna and the Swallow Man is a stunning debut novel for readers aged ten to one hundred and ten that tells a new story of World War Two.
Kraków, 1939, is no place to grow up. There are a million marching soldiers and a thousand barking dogs. And Anna Lania is just seven years old when the Germans take her father and suddenly, she's alone.
Then she meets the Swallow Man. He is a mystery, strange and tall. And like Anna's missing father, he has a gift for languages: Polish, Russian, German, Yiddish, even Bird. When he summons a bright, beautiful swallow down to his hand to stop her from crying, Anna is entranced.
Over the course of their travels together, Anna and the Swallow Man will dodge bombs, tame soldiers, and even, despite their better judgement, make a friend. But in a world gone mad, everything can prove dangerous . . .
Imprint: Penguin
Published: 02/02/2017
ISBN: 9780141376646
Length: 256 Pages
Dimensions: 198mm x 16mm x 129mm
Weight: 181g
RRP: £7.99
A chilling, stylishly written and utterly memorable story
A small wonder, and for once a book worthy of the hype
The breakout WWII drama . . . is causing quite the stir amongst both adults and the pre-teens it's aimed at
Tense, moving, original and skilled, this phenomenal debut will seize sophisticated readers
It sometimes seems there can be no stories left to tell about the anguish of Nazi-occupied countries in 1939-45 but the debut novel by Gavriel Savit makes the territory new
A beautifully haunting and thought-provoking story of friendship that lingers long after the last page
A bold first novel that promises more from the undoubtedly talented Savit
A beautifully written debut
This wonderfully original concept, enigmatic in style yet grounded in brutal reality, is written with deceptive power and grace
A stark and beautifully written tale that will leave you feeling unsettled yet enthralled