Simon and the Oaks

gebraucht, mit ein paar runden Ecken

Small, dark und intense, Simon grows up aware that there is something different about him, something that causes late-nigth quarrels and sometimes tears. With the rise of Hitler in Germany and the coming of war to Sweden's neighbours, the tensions increase. Befriending a young Jew, Isak, who is quickly taken under his mother's wing, enriches Simon's life, but makes is more difficult too - for Isak seems to fit in much better at home than Simon does himself ...
With the war's end comes the day when Simon, no longer a child, must be told the reason for his affinity for the lake and its surrounding oak trees; for the strange dreams of an old man beneath the waves; for his dark good looks and uncanny muscial ability ...

From the internationally bestselling author of Hanna's Daughters

Simon & The oaks, Sweden, 20. Jahrhundert