Stay Where You Are And Then Leave

<p>John Boyne is the author of fifteen novels for adults six for younger readers and a collection of short stories. His 2006 novel <i>The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas </i>has sold more than 11 million copies worldwide and has been adapted for cinema theatre ballet and opera. His many international bestsellers include <i>The Heart's Invisible Furies </i>and<i> A Ladder to the Sky</i>. He has won four Irish Book Awards including Author of the Year in 2022 along with a host of other international literary prizes. His novels are published in sixty languages.<br><br><br>Twitter: @JohnBoyneBooks<br>Instagram: @JohnBoyneAuthor</p> <p>The day the First World War broke out Alfie Summerfield's father promised he wouldn't go away to fight - but he broke that promise the following day.<br><br><b>Four years later Alfie doesn't know where his father might be other than that he's away on a special secret mission.<br></b><br>Then while shining shoes at King's Cross Station Alfie unexpectedly sees his father's name - on a sheaf of papers belonging to a military doctor. Bewildered and confused Alfie realises his father is in a hospital close by - a hospital treating soldiers with an unusual condition. <br><br><b>Alfie is determined to rescue his father from this strange unnerving place . . .</b></p> Pat Barker meets Michelle Magorian . . . Comic as well as poignantly enlightening John Boyne’s children’s novels tackle difficult subjects . . . and this latest book looks at the horrors of trench warfare in World War 1. With the anniversary of that war next year this is a timely examination of moral physical and mental bravery and pain Beautifully paced and affecting <i>Stay Where You Are and Then Leave</i> is beautifully written as are all John Boyne's books for children. Although it's a book aimed primarily at younger readers it's equally as satisfying for adults and should be widely read by everyone A beautifully paced and affecting tale <p>The day the First World War broke out Alfie Summerfield's father promised he wouldn't go away to fight - but he broke that promise the following day.<br><br><b>Four years later Alfie doesn't know where his father might be other than that he's away on a special secret mission.<br></b><br>Then while shining shoes at King's Cross Station Alfie unexpectedly sees his father's name - on a sheaf of papers belonging to a military doctor. Bewildered and confused Alfie realises his father is in a hospital close by - a hospital treating soldiers with an unusual condition. <br><br><b>Alfie is determined to rescue his father from this strange unnerving place . . .</b></p>