The Bootmaker of Berlin - Couverture souple

Terranova, Debbie

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0994170033 ISBN 13 : 9780994170033

Editeur : Terranova Publications, 2023

Synopsis

Berlin, 2010: A deathbed promise launches Kathy Giuliano on a quest for the truth about her family during World War II. Alone, she travels to Berlin in search of an enigmatic octogenarian who holds the keys to the past. The only clues to his identity and whereabouts and are a black-and-white photograph and an outdated address in Reinickendorf.

England, 1938: After fleeing Nazi Germany for the safety of England, a teenage boy is captured when Churchill gives the order to 'collar the lot'. One of 2,000 prisoners on the hell-ship Dunera, he is sent to Australia. At the 'family camp', he makes footwear and forms life-long friendships. Eight years later, what does he find when he returns to Berlin?

Victoria, 1943: With the Japanese at Australia's doorstep, a mother and daughter are arrested at their cane farm in far north Queensland and sent 'down south'. Their crime? Teaching the Italian language to school-children. The internment camp at Tatura changes everything. The secrets they share must be kept for the rest of their lives.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Debbie Terranova is an Australian author of historical fiction, crime mysteries, and gripping short stories. Her self-styled genre is 'fiction with a conscience': stories inspired by true events and controversial issues.She has published four novels and numerous short stories. In 2022, she was awarded a special commendation in the 29th Scarlet Stiletto Awards for her short story, a crime mystery set in the gem-fields of Central Queensland.Debbie is a former HR professional and Research Fellow of the State Library of Queensland. Her formal qualifications are Bachelor of Arts (BA) and Master of Public Administration (MPA).She travels extensively within Australia and overseas, in particular to Europe and the USA. People, places and history inspire and inform her writing. Her writing space in sub-tropical Brisbane is surrounded by trees, kookaburras and parrots.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Terranova Publications
• Date d'édition: 2023
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0994170033
• ISBN 13: 9780994170033
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 262
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