Island Song
by Madeleine Bunting
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Pub Date 4 Apr 2019 | Archive Date 2 Jul 2019
Granta Publications | Granta Books
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Description
It is 1940. Guernsey has been bombed, and is now occupied, by the Germans. A year earlier, young, naïve and recently married Helene, waved goodbye to her husband, who enlisted in the British army. Protected only by her father and Nanna, Helene must carve out a life on the island for the length of the war.
Forty years later, her daughter Roz begins a search for the truth about her father, and stumbles into the secret history of her mother's life.
As Roz discovers, the truth is hard to pin down, and living with the enemy is a messy business.
Advance Praise
'Compelling and moving – the narrative carried me along. I was gripped by Madeleine Bunting's cast of wartime characters and their modern-day descendants until the very last page' Catherine Hall
'Compelling and moving – the narrative carried me along. I was gripped by Madeleine Bunting's cast of wartime characters and their modern-day descendants until the very last page' Catherine Hall
Available Editions
| EDITION | Hardcover |
| ISBN | 9781783784615 |
| PRICE | £12.99 (GBP) |
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Featured Reviews
Katrina O, Educator
Woah, what a brilliant story! Based on the true German occupation of the Channel Islands during WW2, this story really details the conditions that the local population were living under, and also delves into artworks lost during the period. Absolutely fascinating and historically accurate, this book covers it all. I loved it and really couldn’t put it down, I really wanted to know how it was all going to end. And then the ending................I don’t want to give anything away, but wow! Highly recommend that you pick this up. It will keep you totally gripped.
Joan M, Reviewer
A stunning, compelling read with characters who will stay with you long after you have reluctantly finished the last page. Madeleine Bunting's impeccable research which she carried out for her non-fiction work on the Channel Islands under German rule gives a sound base for Island Song, which gives the dual narrative of Helene, a Guernsey islander during the occupation and her daughter Roz. A letter given to Roz after the death of her parents shakes her to her roots and she embarks on a journey, not only to find out who she is, but who her enigmatic mother was. Twists and turns all the way. Mystery, romance, deprivation, violence, kindness, small islander mentality all combine to give the reader an unforgettable story which is crying out to be made into a film.
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