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FARAWAY HOME

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Description for FARAWAY HOME Paperback. Two Jewish children are sent from Nazi-occupied Austria to a refugee farm in Northern Ireland. Will they ever see their families again? Based on the true story of Millisle refugee farm in Ards, Co Down. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 5AL; YFC. Category: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 197 x 136 x 16. Weight in Grams: 172.

Karl and Rosa's family watch in horror as Hitler's troops parade down the streets of their home city -- Vienna. It has become very dangerous to be a Jew in Austria, and after their uncle is sent to Dachau, Karl and Rosa's parents decide to send the children out of the country on a Kindertransport, one of the many ships carrying refugee children away from Nazi danger.

Isolated and homesick, Karl ends up in Millisle, a run-down farm in Ards in Northern Ireland, which has become a Jewish refugee centre, while Rosa is fostered by a local family.

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
O'Brien Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Dublin, Ireland
ISBN
9780862786434
SKU
9780862786434
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1

About Marilyn Taylor
Marilyn Taylor was born and educated in England, and has an economics degree from London University. She was a school librarian in a Dublin secondary school for 16 years and a college librarian. Her first novels for young adults were the Jackie and Kev trilogy, Could This Be Love, I Wondered? (1994),  Could I Love a Stranger? and ... Read more

Reviews for FARAWAY HOME
'The main characters are appealing, and the setting is intriguing in this well-researched novel by an Irish author. The real strength of the book, however, lies in its realistic portrayal of Karl's feelings and of the friendships he makes in his new surroundings.'
Booklist (USA) 'It's a gripping read.'
Northside People 'an absorbing new book from Marilyn Taylor ... Read more

Goodreads reviews for FARAWAY HOME


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