Pied Piper
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4.8 • 5 Ratings
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- $15.99
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- $15.99
Publisher Description
Nevil Shute’s classic Second World War novel is an uplifting, satisfying and moving story.
John Howard is determined to brighten up his old age by taking a fishing trip to France. However, during his stay the Nazis invade and he is forced to try to escape back to England with the two small children of some friends who must stay behind to help the Allied war effort. As the conflict grows closer, the roads become impassable and Howard also comes across five more children who need his help. He ends up leading this motley group of youngsters through the French countryside, constantly beset by danger yet heroically protecting his charges.
WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY JOHN BOYNE
'A very good writer...simple, elegant and readable...a fantastic story' Jonathan Coe
Customer Reviews
Pied Piper
Brilliant. Nevil Shute has the gift of creating understated heroes who are more real than the most fanciful of authors. His stories are alive with heroism, tacked and a cautious conservatism that any person would feel in the historical events portrayed in this story and others he has written. This story was made into a film with the same name, and keeps to the original story quite well for a film.