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The True Story of Hansel and Gretel by Louise Murphy, PB 2003 VGC
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller Notes
- “Very Good Condition”
- Type
- Novel
- Binding
- Paperback
- Weight
- 0 lbs
- Product Group
- Book
- IsTextBook
- No
- ISBN
- 9780142003077
- EAN
- 9780142003077
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0142003077
ISBN-13
9780142003077
eBay Product ID (ePID)
2477262
Product Key Features
Book Title
True Story of Hansel and Gretel
Number of Pages
320 Pages
Language
English
Topic
War & Military, Family Life, Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology, Literary, Historical, Jewish
Publication Year
2003
Genre
Fiction
Format
Uk-B Format Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.7 in
Item Weight
9.4 Oz
Item Length
8.2 in
Item Width
5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2003-045976
Reviews
"This harrowing portrayal of the daily ordeal of Poles caught up in the German occupation-Gentiles as well as Jews-makes this a page-turner as well as a moving testament to the human will to do good and survive despite all odds. Highly recommended." -- Library Journal "[S]earing narrative transforms the old archetypes.... [A] gripping narrative" -- Booklist "A provocative transformation of the classic fairy tale into a haunting survival story set in Poland during WWII, Murphy's second novel (after The Sea Within ) is darkly enchanting. No reader who picks up this inspiring novel will put it down until the final pages, in which redemption is not a fairy tale ending but a heartening message of hope." -- Publishers Weekly "Lyrical, haunting, unforgettable." -- Kirkus Reviews, "This harrowing portrayal of the daily ordeal of Poles caught up in the German occupation-Gentiles as well as Jews-makes this a page-turner as well as a moving testament to the human will to do good and survive despite all odds. Highly recommended." - Library Journal "[S]earing narrative transforms the old archetypes.... [A] gripping narrative" - Booklist "A provocative transformation of the classic fairy tale into a haunting survival story set in Poland during WWII, Murphy''s second novel (after The Sea Within ) is darkly enchanting. No reader who picks up this inspiring novel will put it down until the final pages, in which redemption is not a fairy tale ending but a heartening message of hope." - Publishers Weekly, "This harrowing portrayal of the daily ordeal of Poles caught up in the German occupation-Gentiles as well as Jews-makes this a page-turner as well as a moving testament to the human will to do good and survive despite all odds. Highly recommended." - Library Journal "[S]earing narrative transforms the old archetypes.... [A] gripping narrative" - Booklist "A provocative transformation of the classic fairy tale into a haunting survival story set in Poland during WWII, Murphy's second novel (after The Sea Within ) is darkly enchanting. No reader who picks up this inspiring novel will put it down until the final pages, in which redemption is not a fairy tale ending but a heartening message of hope." - Publishers Weekly, A San Francisco Chronicle Best Book of the Year "Purely imaginative . . . [Murphy's] characters speak to us with terrible prescience." - The New York Times Book Review "Filled with the breahtaking, sometimes death-defying contortions of war." - Los Angeles Times "This harrowing portrayal of the daily ordeal of Poles caught up in the German occupation-Gentiles as well as Jews-makes this a page-turner as well as a moving testament to the human will to do good and survive despite all odds. Highly recommended." -- Library Journal "It's the scariet of all fairy tales, and it's retold here with gripping realism. . . . The Grimms' story is always there like a dark shadow intensifying the drama as the searing narrative transforms the old archetypes." -- Booklist "A provocative transformation of the classic fairy tale into a haunting survival story set in Poland during WWII. No reader who picks up this inspiring novel will put it down until the final pages, in which redemption is not a fairy tale ending but a heartening message of hope." -- Publishers Weekly "Unusually gripping . . . Lyrical, haunting, unforgettable." -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review), "This harrowing portrayal of the daily ordeal of Poles caught up in the German occupation-Gentiles as well as Jews-makes this a page-turner as well as a moving testament to the human will to do good and survive despite all odds. Highly recommended."-- Library Journal "[S]earing narrative transforms the old archetypes.... [A] gripping narrative"-- Booklist "A provocative transformation of the classic fairy tale into a haunting survival story set in Poland during WWII, Murphy's second novel (after The Sea Within ) is darkly enchanting. No reader who picks up this inspiring novel will put it down until the final pages, in which redemption is not a fairy tale ending but a heartening message of hope."-- Publishers Weekly, A San Francisco Chronicle Best Book of the Year "This harrowing portrayal of the daily ordeal of Poles caught up in the German occupation-Gentiles as well as Jews-makes this a page-turner as well as a moving testament to the human will to do good and survive despite all odds. Highly recommended." -- Library Journal "It's the scariet of all fairy tales, and it's retold here with gripping realism. . . . The Grimms' story is always there like a dark shadow intensifying the drama as the searing narrative transforms the old archetypes." -- Booklist "A provocative transformation of the classic fairy tale into a haunting survival story set in Poland during WWII. No reader who picks up this inspiring novel will put it down until the final pages, in which redemption is not a fairy tale ending but a heartening message of hope." -- Publishers Weekly "Unusually gripping . . . Lyrical, haunting, unforgettable." -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review) "Purely imaginative . . . [Murphy's] characters speak to us with terrible prescience." - The New York Times Book Review "Filled with the breahtaking, sometimes death-defying contortions of war." - Los Angeles Times, "This harrowing portrayal of the daily ordeal of Poles caught up in the German occupation-Gentiles as well as Jews-makes this a page-turner as well as a moving testament to the human will to do good and survive despite all odds. Highly recommended." -- Library Journal "[S]earing narrative transforms the old archetypes.... [A] gripping narrative" -- Booklist "A provocative transformation of the classic fairy tale into a haunting survival story set in Poland during WWII, Murphy's second novel (after The Sea Within ) is darkly enchanting. No reader who picks up this inspiring novel will put it down until the final pages, in which redemption is not a fairy tale ending but a heartening message of hope." -- Publishers Weekly
TitleLeading
The
Dewey Edition
21
Grade From
Twelfth Grade
Dewey Decimal
813/.54
Grade To
UP
Synopsis
A poignant and suspenseful retelling of a classic fairy tale set in a war-torn world, for readers of The Tattooist of Auschwitz , We Were the Lucky Ones , and Lilac Girls In the last months of the Nazi occupation of Poland, two children are left by their father and stepmother to find safety in a dense forest. Because their real names will reveal their Jewishness, they are renamed "Hansel" and "Gretel." They wander in the woods until they are taken in by Magda, an eccentric and stubborn old woman called a "witch" by the nearby villagers. Magda is determined to save them, even as a German officer arrives in the village with his own plans for the children. Louise Murphy's haunting novel of journey and survival, of redemption and memory, powerfully depicts how war is experienced by families and especially by children.
LC Classification Number
PS3563.U7446T78 2003
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