Eva Weaver

THE PUPPET BOY OF WARSAW is the story of Mika, a Jewish boy who inherits a coat from his grandfather and discovers a puppet in one of its many secret pockets. He becomes a puppeteer in the Warsaw ghetto, but when his talent is discovered, Mika is forced to entertain the occupying German troops instead of his countrymen. It is also the story of Max, a German soldier stationed in Warsaw, whose experiences in Poland and later in Siberia's Gulag show a different side to the Second World War. As one of Mika's puppets is passed to the soldier, a war-torn legacy is handed from one generation to another. Gripping and heartbreaking in equal measure, THE PUPPET BOY OF WARSAW is a story of courage and redemption that will appeal to anyone who enjoyed THE BOOK THIEF or THE BOY WITH STRIPED PYJAMAS, and marks the arrival of an important new talent.

The story of Mika, a Jewish boy, who becomes a puppeteer in the Warsaw ghetto - a stunning debut for fans of The Tattooist of Auschwitz, The Boy with the Striped Pyjamas and Schindlers ListI was twelve when the coat was made. Nathan, our tailor and dear friend, cut it for Grandfather in the first week of March 1938. It was the last week of freedom for Warsaw and for us...Even in the most difficult of lives, there is hope. And sometimes that hope comes in the form of a small boy, armed with a troupe of puppets - a prince, a girl, a fool, a crocodile with half-painted teeth....When Mikas grandfather dies in the Warsaw ghetto, he inherits not only his great coat, but its treasure trove of secrets. In one remote pocket, he finds a papier mache head, a scrap of cloth...the prince. And what better way to cheer the cousin who has lost her father, the little boy who his ill, the neighbours living in one cramped room, than a puppet show? Soon the whole ghetto is talking about the puppet boy - until the day when Mika is stopped by a German officer and is forced into a secret life...This is a story about survival. It is an epic journey, spanning continents and generations, from Warsaw to the gulags of Siberia, and two lives that intertwine amid the chaos of war. Because even in wartime, there is hope...

THE ALCHEMIST meets THE SNOW CHILD in this beautiful odyssey through the snowy landscapes of northern Finland.Shortly after her sixteenth birthday, Ritva is sent away to Seili - a remote island to the south of Finland. A former leper colony, Seili is now home to hopeless cases - women who have been outcast from society. But Ritva cant understand why her father has allowed her to be taken there, and she longs to be reunited with her little sister.Hope arrives in the form of Martta, a headstrong girl who is a Sami, and who reminds Ritva of her lost mother and her tales - of Vaja the reindeer, the stolen sealskin, and of a sacred drum hidden long ago. When Ritva and Martta decide to escape, there is only one place that calls to them. And so they begin the long journey North, to the land of the Sami, in search of healing and forgiveness...Readers say:Some books make a lasting impression and I think this is definitely one of them. .. Its a celebration of the human spirit and our connection to nature. Rosie Evans, Good Reads, 5 starsI love losing myself in a book & this one is one of those for me. I was transported to the land of the midnight sun. Lynda, Good Reads 5 starsIt has been one of those books that I have felt I have escaped into, because the setting is so richly described and the story line sweeps you up and carries you along. https://becomingfinnishsite.wordpress.comThe setting in Scandinavia and the lands at the top of the world was so well described as to almost be a character in itself and I was fascinated by the details relating to the indigenous people of this region - the Sami - and their way of life. Bruce Gargoyle, Good Reads, 4 stars

Mika hereda de su abuelo sus marionetas y un gran abrigo lleno de bolsillos. Actúa ante otros niños, haciéndoles olvidar por un momento la miseria del gueto. Pronto se ve obligado también a actuar para los soldados, lo que le permite salir de allí. Tras la liberación, las marionetas quedan en poder un soldado nazi confi nado en Siberia. Años después, y tras pasar por varias manos, las marionetas volverán a Mika en su lecho de muerte.

La novel·la definitiva sobre el gueto de Varsòvia."-Danny, els soldats no van trobar mai el món secret de l'interior del meu abric, no es van fixar mai en les butxaques a dins de les butxaques. Guait