David Fickling
Dido
When Aeneas and his soldiers, battle-weary and almost shipwrecked, arrive on the shores of Carthage seeking refuge they are welcomed…
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
The story opens in Berlin during World War II and is told through the eyes of nine-year-old Bruno who lives…
Set In Stone
1898. Samuel Godwin, fresh from Art College, is appointed art tutor to 19-year-old Juliana Farrow and her 16-year-old sister Marianne…
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