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Rose Blanche

By Ian McEwan
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Rose Blanche by Ian McEwan tells the poignant story of a young girl named Rose Blanche living in a small German town during World War II. Unaware of the political turmoil, her curiosity leads her to discover a concentration camp hidden in the woods. Through her visits, she secretly offers food and comfort to the children there, depicting the harsh realities and innocence through a child's perspective.
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If you appreciate poignant and powerful stories that tackle real historical events through a child's perspective, this book may captivate you. It beautifully illustrates the impact of war seen through the innocent eyes of a young girl, offering a moving narrative that combines educational themes with a deeply emotional storyline.

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Rose Blanche

Rose Blanche was the name of a group of young German citizens who, at their peril, protested against the war. Until the tide of the war turns and soldiers in different uniforms stream in from the East, and Rose and the imprisoned children disappear for ever .

An important and unforgettable story, brilliantly re-told by Booker Prize-winner Ian McEwan.

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An important and unforgettable story.

Rose Blanche was the name of a group of young German citizens who, at their peril, protested against the war. Like them, Rose observes all the changes going on around her which others choose to ignore. She watches as the streets of her small German town fill with soldiers.

One day, she sees a little boy escaping from the back of a truck, only to be captured by the mayor and shoved back into it. Rose follows the truck to a desolate place out of town, where she discovers many other children, staring hungrily from behind an electric barbed wire fence. She starts bringing the children food, instinctively sensing the need for secrecy, even with her mother.

Until the tide of the war turns and soldiers in different uniforms stream in from the East, and Rose and the imprisoned children disappear forever...

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Rose Blanche by Ian McEwan is noted for its exploration of goodness amidst adversity, as praised by Amanda Craig. Rebecca Abrams highlighted its extraordinary and haunting illustrations, while Quentin Blake lauded it as a modern fairy tale that confronts reality. According to The School Librarian, the book is bleak yet rewarding.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780099439509

Publisher: Penguin Random House Children's UK

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 January 2004

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Red Fox

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Roberto Innocenti
  • Illustrated by Roberto Innocenti

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 4.0mm

Width: 211.0mm

Height: 279.0mm

Weight: 190g

Pages: 32

Collections

Children's Books Children's Fiction Children's Picture Books Children’s, Teenage and Educational Ian McEwan Penguin Books Young Adult

About the Author

Ian McEwan (Author) Ian McEwan is the critically acclaimed author of eighteen novels and two short story collections. His first published work, a collection of short stories, First Love, Last Rites, won the Somerset Maugham Award. His novels include The Child in Time, which won the 1987 Whitbread Novel of the Year Award; The Cement Garden; Enduring Love; Amsterdam, which won the 1998 Booker Prize; Atonement; Saturday; On Chesil Beach; Solar; Sweet Tooth; The Children Act; Nutshell; Machines Like Me; and Lessons. Atonement, Enduring Love, The Children Act and On Chesil Beach have all been adapted for the big screen. Roberto Innocenti (Illustrator) Roberto Innocenti was born in 1940 in Bagno a Ripoli, a small town near Florence. Never having attended art school, he went to Rome to work in an animation studio. Returning to Florence, he began designing books and illustrating film and theatre posters. He has illustrated Pinocchio, A Christmas Carol, J. Patrick Lewis's The Last Resort and Ruth Vander Zee's Erika's Story. He lives in Florence with his wife.

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