The House By The Lake: The Story Of A Home And A Hundred Years Of History Av Thomas Harding

The House By The Lake: The Story Of A Home And A Hundred Years Of History Av Thomas Harding

"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&lt......
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<p><b>"The incredible story of how a house was witness to German history" <i>Telegraph</i></b><br><br><b>"A touching picturebook which shows children that large events can have repercussions even in small and unheralded places" <i>Wall Street Journal</i></b><br><br><b><u>A beautiful picture-book adaptation of Thomas Harding''s Costa-shortlisted biography for adults, exquisitely illustrated by Britta Teckentrup.<br></u></b><br>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. <br><br>Thomas Harding first shared this remarkable story in his Costa-shortlisted biography <i>The House by the Lake ¿</i> now he has rendered it into a deeply moving picture-book for young readers. With words that read l
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"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

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Oppdag Historien Bak "The House By The Lake"

Ta et dypdykk inn i en av de mest gripende historiene fra det 20. århundre med The House By The Lake: The Story Of A Home And A Hundred Years Of History Av Thomas Harding. Dette verket er ikke bare en enkel biografi; det er en reise gjennom tid og rom, der en liten hytte ved en innsjø har vært vitne til store historiske hendelser. Fra krigens grusomheter til øyeblikk av kjærlighet og håp – denne boken tar deg med på en oppdagelsestur som du sent vil glemme.

En Gripende Beretning

I The House By The Lake møter vi et vakkert, men enkelt trehus på randen av Berlin. Gjennom hundre år har dette hjemmet vært et fristed for mennesker fra ulike bakgrunner, fra en kjærlighetsfull jødisk familie til en kjente nazikomponist. Historiene som har utspilt seg her, speiler en verden i endring og gir leseren et dypere perspektiv på hvordan små steder kan bære store historier.

  • Format: Vakker illustrert bok. En perfekt gave for både unge og voksne.
  • Aldersgruppe: Egnet for barn og unge, takket være den gripende fortellingen og illustrasjoner.
  • Visuelle attributter: Fantastiske illustrasjoner av Britta Teckentrup som gir liv til teksten og engasjerer leseren.

En Døråpner til Fortiden

Thomas Harding har med stor dyktighet vevd sammen en fortelling som er både personlig og universell. The House By The Lake minner oss om at selv de mest usynlige hjørnene av historien har betydning. Denne boken er en perfekt introduksjon til historiens kompleksitet og menneskets evne til å overvinne motgang.

Er du klar for å inspireres av en historie som setter spor? Legg The House By The Lake til din lesehylle i dag, og bli en del av en levende fortelling som har formet livene til mange – og kanskje også ditt eget.

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