Madam Gascoyne reads the opening of 'The Book Thief' by Markus Zuzak.
This novel is narrated by Death.
It is 1939. In Nazi Germany, the country is holding its breath. Death has never been busier - and will become busier still.
Liesel, a nine-year old girl, is living with a foster family on Himmel Street. Her parents have been taken away to a concentration camp. Liesel steals books. This is her story and the story of her street when the bombs begin to fall.
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https://uk.bookshop.org/books/the-book-thief/9781909531611
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