Paperback. Condition: Very Good. "The incredible story of how a house was witness to German history" Telegraph "A touching picturebook which shows children that large events can have repercussions even in small and unheralded places" Wall Street Journal A beautiful picture-book adaptation of Thomas Harding's Costa-shortlisted biography for adults, exquisitely illustrated by Britta Teckentrup. On the outskirts of Berlin, a wooden cottage stands on the shore of a lake. Over the course of a century, this little house played host to a loving Jewish family, a renowned Nazi composer, wartime refugees and a Stasi informant; in that time, a world war came and went, and the Berlin Wall was built a stone's throw from the cottage's back door. Thomas Harding first shared this remarkable story in his Costa-shortlisted biography The House by the Lake now he has rendered it into a deeply moving picture-book for young readers. With words that read like a haunting fairy-tale, and magnificent artwork by Britta Teckentrup, this is the astonishing true story of the house by the lake. "An atmospheric and ultimately uplifting tale with delicate, ethereal images" The Financial Times PRAISE FOR THE ORIGINAL BIOGRAPHY OF THE HOUSE BY THE LAKE: A Radio 4 Book of the Week Named a Best Book of the Year by: The Times >> New Statesman >> Daily Express >> Commonweal magazine Shortlisted for the Costa Biography Award 2015 Longlisted for the Orwell Prize 2016 Over 50 five-star reviews on Amazon "A passionate memoir." Neil MacGregor "A superb portrait of twentieth century Germany seen through the prism of a house which was lived in, and lost, by five different families. A remarkable book." Tom Holland "A book that will stay with me for a very long time." Rachel Joyce "A superb work of social history." The Sunday Times "Diamond brilliant . an extraordinary book." Sunday Express "A deft history of a cabin containing many secrets." Independent "A fascinating window on a tumultuous period" Financial Times "Original, personal, moving and uplifting" Literary Review "This is a history that is often poignant, sometimes heartening, and never other than intimate." Spectator "An extraordinary book. Harding has extracted the past from the dust that collects between floorboards and from layers of peeling wallpaper. Washington Post SEE ALSO THOMAS HARDING'S NEW BIOGRAPHY, LEGACY: "I was riveted: this is a fascinating social history." Nigella Lawson "Written with love and imagination . a masterclass in historical empathy." TLS "Nobody quite stirs the soup of historical detail like Harding." Express. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Seller Inventory # GOR012804641

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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. "The incredible story of how a house was witness to German history" Telegraph"A touching picturebook which shows children that large events can have repercussions even in small and unheralded places" Wall Street JournalA beautiful picture-book adaptation of Thomas Harding's Costa-shortlisted biography for adults, exquisitely illustrated by Britta Teckentrup.On the outskirts of Berlin, a wooden cottage stands on the shore of a lake. Over the course of a century, this little house played host to a loving Jewish family, a renowned Nazi composer, wartime refugees and a Stasi informant; in that time, a world war came and went, and the Berlin Wall was built a stone's throw from the cottage's back door. Thomas Harding first shared this remarkable story in his Costa-shortlisted biography The House by the Lake now he has rendered it into a deeply moving picture-book for young readers. With words that read like a haunting fairy-tale, and magnificent artwork by Britta Teckentrup, this is the astonishing true story of the house by the lake."An atmospheric and ultimately uplifting tale with delicate, ethereal images" The Financial TimesPRAISE FOR THE ORIGINAL BIOGRAPHY OF THE HOUSE BY THE LAKE: A Radio 4 Book of the WeekNamed a Best Book of the Year by: The Times >> New Statesman >> Daily Express >> Commonweal magazineShortlisted for the Costa Biography Award 2015Longlisted for the Orwell Prize 2016Over 50 five-star reviews on Amazon"A passionate memoir." Neil MacGregor"A superb portrait of twentieth century Germany seen through the prism of a house which was lived in, and lost, by five different families. A remarkable book." Tom Holland"A book that will stay with me for a very long time." Rachel Joyce"A superb work of social history." The Sunday Times "Diamond brilliant . an extraordinary book." Sunday Express"A deft history of a cabin containing many secrets." Independent"A fascinating window on a tumultuous period" Financial Times"Original, personal, moving and uplifting" Literary Review"This is a history that is often poignant, sometimes heartening, and never other than intimate." Spectator"An extraordinary book. Harding has extracted the past from the dust that collects between floorboards and from layers of peeling wallpaper. Washington PostSEE ALSO THOMAS HARDING'S NEW BIOGRAPHY, LEGACY:"I was riveted: this is a fascinating social history." Nigella Lawson"Written with love and imagination . a masterclass in historical empathy." TLS"Nobody quite stirs the soup of historical detail like Harding." Express Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9781406398694

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