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The Elements

Little Lord Fauntleroy

Fire

The Adventures of Robin Hood

The Dog Who Danced on the Moon

Earth

A haunting, confronting novel from the author of The Heart’s Invisible Furies

Water

The Sequel to The Boy In The Striped Pyjamas

All The Broken Places

The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas

The Echo Chamber

A Traveller at the Gates of Wisdom

Beneath the Earth

Abridged Edition

Penguin Readers Level 4: The Boy in Striped Pyjamas (ELT Graded Reader)

My Brother's Name is Jessica

The Congress of Rough Riders

A Ladder to the Sky

The Heart's Invisible Furies

10th Anniversary Collector's Edition

The Boy at the Top of the Mountain

The Weight of Angels

Wuthering Heights

The Brontë Sisters (Boxed Set)

Wuthering Heights (Vintage Classics Bronte Series)

John Boyne is the author of fifteen novels for adults, six novellas, six for younger readers, a picture book and a collection of short stories. His 2006 novel The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas has sold more than 11 million copies worldwide and has been adapted for cinema, theatre, ballet, and opera. His many international bestsellers include The Heart's Invisible Furies and A Ladder to the Sky. He has won four Irish Book Awards, including Author of the Year in 2022, along with a host of other international literary prizes, including most recently both the 2025 Prix Femina Étranger and the 2025 Prix du Roman FNAC for The Elements . His novels are published in sixty languages. 
 
 
Twitter: @JohnBoyneBooks 
Instagram: @JohnBoyneAuthor

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