When The World Was Ours

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When The World Was Ours

A book about finding hope in the darkest of times

Children’s / Teenage fiction: General, modern and contemporary fiction Children’s / Teenage fiction: Relationship stories Children’s / Teenage fiction: Family and home stories Children’s / Teenage fiction: Historical fiction Children’s / Teenage general interest: History and the past Children’s / Teenage general interest: Philosophy, Religion and beliefs Children’s / Teenage general interest: Hinduism Children’s / Teenage general interest: Buddhism Children’s / Teenage general interest: Judaism Children’s / Teenage general interest: Christianity Children’s / Teenage general interest: Islam Children’s / Teenage general interest: Other religions and spiritual traditions Educational: Religious studies: Hinduism Educational: Religious studies: Buddhism Educational: Religious studies: Judaism Educational: Religious studies: Christianity Educational: Religious studies: Islam Educational: Religious studies: Other religions Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Racism and anti-racism

Author: Liz Kessler

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Language: English

Published by: Simon & Schuster Children's UK

Published on: 21st January 2021

Format: LCP-protected ePub

Size: 3 Mb

ISBN: 9781471196829


ONE MOMENT CAN CHANGE A LIFE FOREVER.

‘An exceptional read’ The Sunday Times

‘Vital glimmers of hope enlighten this profoundly poignant book’ Guardian

A powerful and heart-breaking novel about three childhood friends living during the Second World War whose fates are closely intertwined, even when their lives take very different courses. Inspired by a true story, this is the perfect read for fans of The Book Thief and Anne Frank’s The Diary of a Young Girl.

 

Vienna, 1936.

 

Elsa, Leo and Max have always been best friends, a special team of three. Then the Nazis come.

 

As a growing darkness descends around them, Leo and Elsa run for their lives, taking two very different paths across Europe. And Max, once their closest friend, now becomes the enemy as he is drawn into the Hitler Youth. Will the friends ever find their way back to each other? Will they want to?

 

Inspired by a true story, WHEN THE WORLD WAS OURS is an extraordinary novel that is as powerful as it is heartbreaking, and shows how the bonds of love, family and friendship allow glimmers of hope to flourish, even in the most hopeless of times.

 

Three friends. Two sides. One memory.

 

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