Monsters of Blood and Honour |
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| Author:
| Catran, Ken |
| ISBN: | 978-1-77553-074-9 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 2012 |
| Publisher: | Random House New Zealand
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| Imprint: | RHNZ eBooks |
| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | AUD $16.99 |
Book Description:
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A powerful YA fictional examination of war told through three interlocking stories. Monsters of Blood and Honour contains three stand-alone stories, each with a related theme. In each story a teenager of 17 or 18 interacts with an elderly person who was their age during World War II. Each of these now-elderly people has undergone a traumatic and violent experience, which the modern teen, living in a different world and lifestyle, cannot relate to. However, they are in turn affected to...
More DescriptionA powerful YA fictional examination of war told through three interlocking stories. Monsters of Blood and Honour contains three stand-alone stories, each with a related theme. In each story a teenager of 17 or 18 interacts with an elderly person who was their age during World War II. Each of these now-elderly people has undergone a traumatic and violent experience, which the modern teen, living in a different world and lifestyle, cannot relate to. However, they are in turn affected to the point of having their perspectives altered. The older characters are: Jooney who was a nurse during the fall of Singapore in 1942; Fred a co-pilot on a Lancaster during the thousand-bomber raids over German cities; and Mr Goodman, 'Old Goodey', an SS man who fought at the great tank battle of Kursk, was wounded and then sent to be a camp guard in Belsen. This book is gripping and suspenseful storytelling by an award-winning master of excellent plot. lines.