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Description for Sobibor: 1
Paperback. Suitable for teenagers and adults, this book deals with eating disorders and the denial of secret family history. It features two stories woven together - the anorexic teenage girl who is looking for answers and the secret lives of her grandparents who collaborated on the Nazis' extermination programme at a concentration camp in Poland. Translator(s): McLean, Polly. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: YFB. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 198 x 131 x 14. Weight in Grams: 204. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
A powerful and disturbing novel that deals with eating disorders and the shadow of the past. I did it so they'd stop me, Emma said, when she was caught stealing biscuits from a supermarket. But Emma is hiding behind her tough words and her waif-like body... Emma is sixteen and anorexic. Why does she do it? Is it her parents' indifference, the long family silences, the lies they tell each other? Emma wants to know. She wants to understand. When she discovers an old notebook in her grand-parents' house, disturbing secrets emerge that demand an ... Read more
A powerful and disturbing novel that deals with eating disorders and the shadow of the past. I did it so they'd stop me, Emma said, when she was caught stealing biscuits from a supermarket. But Emma is hiding behind her tough words and her waif-like body... Emma is sixteen and anorexic. Why does she do it? Is it her parents' indifference, the long family silences, the lies they tell each other? Emma wants to know. She wants to understand. When she discovers an old notebook in her grand-parents' house, disturbing secrets emerge that demand an ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Aurora Metro Publications
Condition
Used, Very Good
Number of Pages
176
Place of Publication
Twickenham, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780954691240
SKU
KKD0004912
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-2
About Jean Molla
Jean Molla was born in Oujda, Morocco in 1958 and studied literature and tourism in France where he now teaches literature in a college in Poitiers. He began writing in 2000, before the birth of his third son and has published several novels for children and young people including: The Wizards' Duel and The Knight of Three Faces (Rageot), Djamila ... Read more
Reviews for Sobibor: 1
Once you start one of Molla's books, you can't put it down. By the time you've finished, you'll have been moved to tears. Le Monde