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| View Larger Image | Skeletons at the Feast
by Chris Bohjalian
| | List Price: | $25.00 | | Price: | $10.00 | | You Save: | $15.00 (60%) |  | | Available: | Usually ships in 24 hours | | | | | Sales Rank: | 1375 | | Studio: | Shaye Areheart Books | | | Binding: | Hardcover | | Number Of Pages: | 384 | | Publication Date: | May 06, 2008 | | Publisher: | Shaye Areheart Books |
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Product Description
In January 1945, in the waning months of World War II, a small group of people begin the longest journey of their lives: an attempt to cross the remnants of the Third Reich, from Warsaw to the Rhine if necessary, to reach the British and American lines.
Among the group is eighteen-year-old Anna Emmerich, the daughter of Prussian aristocrats. There is her lover, Callum Finella, a twenty-year-old Scottish prisoner of war who was brought from the stalag to her family’s farm as forced labor. And there is a twenty-six-year-old Wehrmacht corporal, who the pair know as Manfred–who is, in reality, Uri Singer, a Jew from Germany who managed to escape a train bound for Auschwitz.
As they work their way west, they encounter a countryside ravaged by war. Their flight will test both Anna’s and Callum’s love, as well as their friendship with Manfred–assuming any of them even survive.
Perhaps not since The English Patient has a novel so deftly captured both the power and poignancy of romance and the terror and tragedy of war. Skillfully portraying the flesh and blood of history, Chris Bohjalian has crafted a rich tapestry that puts a face on one of the twentieth century’s greatest tragedies–while creating, perhaps, a masterpiece that will haunt readers for generations. |
CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 4.5 based on 46 reviews)
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Awesome!! 
This book was really good. It was suspensful, sad, powerful and all around great. Skeletons at the Feast truly established the very being of human nature and the importance of treating people with kindness, respect and love. I recommend this to anyone who wants a great thrilling read.
September 02, 2008 | |
Skeleton's at the Feast
I am in the middle of reading this wonderful book. Again Chris Bohjalian has written a book that one cannot put down. The characters are rich, the history amazing. It certainly makes one think about what it was like to live through this war in this part of the world. He captures the horror, the anguish and the will to survive. I would highly recommend this book along with anything else that Chris has written.
August 23, 2008 | |
great read
Loved the different theme of this book compared to Bohjalian's other books. Great history combined with an amazing love story made it a page turner.
July 31, 2008 | |
Filled with haunting characters one comes to care about 
To be honest, this is my first Bohjalian book. I was interested in the theme dealing with World War Two and the Holocaust, a special interest of mine. I was pleasantly surprised at Mr Bohjalian's ability to capture the sense of those horrific times and bring something new to the table.
The book basically deals with a mish-mash of people during the last days of World War Two - there is the 18-year-old daughter of a staunch Nazi supporter, her mother, younger brother; a Scottish POW; a German Jew disguised as a Nazi who escapes from a cattle train bound for Auschwitz and myriad others. Bohjalian defines these characters so well that I truly came to care about them.
What was unique to me in reading this novel was the grey area between right and wrong - in times of war, what exactly is right and wrong, moral and immoral? Uri the German Jew kills in order that he may survive, and is that wrong? We have good Germans and utterly deplorable ones, and many other memorable characters that make us truly ponder on the effects of war on the human psyche.
With its moral ambiguities and complex characters, this makes for a troubling yet riveting read and I look forward to getting acquianted with Mr Bohjalian's other works.
July 29, 2008 | |
I loved It!
I ordered Skeletons at the Feast without any knowledge of the topic. I just knew that anything written bt Chris Bohjalian would be special and this was no exception. His ability to capture the personalities of the characters is astounding,especially the women. I couldn't put it down.
I do not usually read novels about the Holocaust because it is too disturbing but this one approached the time totally differently. I liked hearing the different voices especially those of the Prussian family. Keep the books coming, Chris!
July 28, 2008 | |
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