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All the Broken Places

by John Boyne

All the Broken Places

by John Boyne

Revisiting the shadows of a tumultuous past, 'All the Broken Places' follows the narrative of Gretel Fernsby, a woman entrenched in the quietude of her London life. Her existence is stained by the haunting legacy of a childhood escape from Nazi Germany and the burden of her father's role as the commandant of a notorious concentration camp. As history silently echoes through the halls of her refuge, a friendship with a young boy, Henry, inadvertently lures Gretel's demons from their hiding. The boy's domestic turbulence mirrors the unrest of Gretel's memories, compelling her to confront the chilling silences she has long guarded. Weaving between the grim narratives of postwar Europe and a present that demands moral reckoning, Gretel is presented with the weighty opportunity to intervene in another's fate, thus embarking on a journey that might unearth her concealed truths and offer redemption or destroy the veneer of her meticulously constructed life.

  • Historical
  • Fiction
  • WorldWarII
  • Literary
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