Monsters of Blood and Honour
Author | : Ken Catran |
Publisher | : Penguin Random House New Zealand Limited |
Total Pages | : 179 |
Release | : 2012-12-01 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781775530749 |
ISBN-13 | : 1775530744 |
Rating | : 4/5 (49 Downloads) |
Download or read book Monsters of Blood and Honour written by Ken Catran and published by Penguin Random House New Zealand Limited. This book was released on 2012-12-01 with total page 179 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A powerful YA fictional examination of war told through three interlocking stories. Monsters of Blood & Honour contains three stand-alone stories, each with a related theme. In each story a teenager of 17 or 18 interacts with an elderly person who was their age during World War II. Each of these now-elderly people has undergone a traumatic and violent experience, which the modern teen, living in a different world and lifestyle, cannot relate to. However, they are in turn affected to the point of having their perspectives altered. The older characters are: Jooney who was a nurse during the fall of Singapore in 1942; Fred a co-pilot on a Lancaster during the thousand-bomber raids over German cities; and Mr Goodman, 'Old Goodey', an SS man who fought at the great tank battle of Kursk, was wounded and then sent to be a camp guard in Belsen. This book is gripping and suspenseful storytelling by an award-winning master of excellent plot. lines.