Stay Where You Are And Then Leave: Imperial War Museum Anniversary Edition - Hardcover

Boyne, John

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0241352819 ISBN 13: 9780241352816

Publisher: Puffin, 2018

Synopsis

Part of a stunning new design partnership between Puffin and the Imperial War Museum, this is an unforgettable story from the bestselling author of The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas. This special edition features a foreword from Eoin Colfer.

The day the First World War broke out, Alfie Summerfield's father promised he wouldn't go away to fight - but he broke that promise the following day. Four years later, Alfie doesn't know where his father might be, other than that he's away on a special, secret mission.

Then, while shining shoes at King's Cross Station, Alfie unexpectedly sees his father's name - on a sheaf of papers belonging to a military doctor. Bewildered and confused, Alfie realises his father is in a hospital close by - a hospital treating soldiers with an unusual condition. And Alfie becomes determined to rescue his father from this strange, unnerving place . . .

About this title

Review:

Pat Barker meets Michelle Magorian . . . Comic as well as poignantly enlightening (Independent on Sunday)

A beautifully paced and touching tale (Mail on Sunday)

[A] timely examination of moral, physical and mental bravery and pain (Daily Mail)

About the Author:

John Boyne (Author)
John Boyne was born in Ireland in 1971. He is the author of eleven novels for adults, five for young readers and a collection of short stories. Perhaps best known for his 2006 multi-award-winning and bestselling book The Boy In The Striped Pyjamas, John's other novels, notably A History of Loneliness, The Heart's Invisible Furies, and A Ladder to the Sky have been widely praised and are international bestsellers. He lives in Dublin.

About this edition

• Publisher: Puffin
• Publication date: 2018
• ISBN 10: 0241352819
• ISBN 13: 9780241352816
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 272
• Illustrator: Barnes Lesley