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Next of Kin - by John Boyne (Paperback)
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- From the bestselling author of The Boy in the Striped Pajamas and "one of the most imaginative and adventurous of the young Irish novelists working today" (Irish Independent) comes John Boyne's Next of Kin.
- About the Author: John Boyne is the author of Crippen, The Thief of Time, and the New York Times and internationally bestselling The Boy in the Striped Pajamas.
- 368 Pages
- Fiction + Literature Genres, Historical
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About the Book
Boynes novel vividly captures 1930s London, revealing the secrets of the upper-class, complete with gambling, murder, an art heist, and a conspiracy to unseat the new king that could change the future of the country.Book Synopsis
From the bestselling author of The Boy in the Striped Pajamas and "one of the most imaginative and adventurous of the young Irish novelists working today" (Irish Independent) comes John Boyne's Next of Kin.
Boyne steps into the drawing rooms and private clubs of the prewar English aristocracy to offer an unobstructed view of a social elite driven by the conflicting desires to uphold tradition and to acquire vast wealth.
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"One of the most imaginative and adventurous of the young Irish novelists working today." --Irish Independent
"[A] well-plotted thriller . . . fans of Jacqueline Winspear and David Roberts will be well rewarded." --Publishers Weekly "A narrative pace that never flags for an instant, a solid cast of characters, a vividly imagined re-creation of a particular historical moment . . . if thrillers are to work they must be thrilling. And this is where Boyne scores highest of all. " --The Irish TimesAbout the Author
John Boyne is the author of Crippen, The Thief of Time, and the New York Times and internationally bestselling The Boy in the Striped Pajamas. Boyne won two Irish Book Awards for The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas, which was made into a Miramax feature film, and his novels have been translated into more than thirty languages. He lives with his partner in DubliAdditional product information and recommendations
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