The Book Thief

Truly unique. After all, how often do you get to read a book narrated by Death himself? It’s 1939. In Nazi Germany, Death is getting busy. And while he takes lives, Liesel steals books. As the shadow of the Holocaust looms, Liesel finds the book that changes her life. Abandoned in the snow: The Gravedigger’s Handbook. The start of her love affair with books. You’ve heard of a kleptomaniac? She’s a booktomaniac. Soon she’s stealing books wherever she can find them. When Liesel’s foster family hide a Jew in their basement and Death starts getting too close, can Liesel’s love of stories keep them all alive?

• An extraordinary modern classic and no. 1 bestseller

• This 10th anniversary edition includes bonus new content

• A superbly crafted tale of hope that burns with intensity

• Now a film starring Sophie Nélisse and Geoffrey Rush

“Extraordinary, resonant and relevant, beautiful and angry.” Telegraph

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