Name: The Wish Child By Catherine Chidgey
SKU: 9781784704339
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The Wish Child Summary

The Wish Child by Catherine Chidgey

'A wonderful new talent' Nick Hornby

Germany, 1939. Sieglinde lives in the affluent ignorance of middle-class Berlin. Erich is an only child living a lush rural life, aware that he is shadowed by strange, unanswered questions. Both children watch as their parents become immersed in the puzzling mechanisms of power.

Drawn together as Germany's hope for a glorious future begins to collapse, the children find temporary refuge in an abandoned theatre amidst the rubble of Berlin. The days they spend there together will shape the rest of their lives.

Winner of the New Zealand Book Award for Fiction

The Wish Child Reviews

A remarkable book with a stunningly original twist. * The Times *
An intriguing read -- Fanny Blake * Woman & Home *
An incredible piece of writing...takes us inside the minds of the children and their families with such tenderness, humanity and psychological astuteness that it creates an understanding of why they loved and followed Hitler. * New Zealand Listener *
Compellingly gentle and empathetic...one of our 'must read' novelists. It is a book difficult to put down and deserving of more than one reading. * Otago Daily Times (NZ) *
A brilliant novel, with a cohesive and persuasive vision of human beings under stress, a subtle prose-style and a major grasp of things that really matter. * Reid's Reader blog (NZ) *
I love this book... I love the way, at this critical point in the world, when fundamental human values are violated, The Wish Child reminds us with grace and understated wisdom of a need to strive for universal good. I ached as I read. This novel is unmissable. * Stuff (NZ) *
This novel is remarkable for its authenticity, this is a fiercely determined act of imagining... Heart-rending. * North and South (NZ) *

About Catherine Chidgey

Catherine Chidgey was born in 1970. She has degrees in creative writing, psychology and German literature and lived in Berlin for three years. Her debut novel, In a Fishbone Church ('Warm, subtle and evocative' Louis de Bernieres), won the South East Asia and Pacific Region Prize in the Commonwealth Writers Prize for Best First Novel, a Betty Trask Prize and was longlisted for the Orange Prize. Her second novel, Golden Deeds, was a New York Times Notable Book of the Year, followed by The Transformation ('As beautiful as it is terrifying' Sunday Express) in 2006. Chidgey lives in Ngaruawahia, New Zealand.

'Intelligent, lyrical, disciplined and observant, she is the real deal, the star of her generation.' New Zealand Listener

'Chidgey is a gifted writer, and her confident, commanding prose and vivid atmospherics hold the attention.' Guardian

Additional information

Sku

GOR009211539

ISBN 13

9781784704339

ISBN 10

1784704334

Title

The Wish Child by Catherine Chidgey

Author

Catherine Chidgey

Condition

Used - Very Good

Binding type

Paperback

Publisher

Vintage Publishing

Year published

2018-07-05

Number of pages

384

Prizes

N/A

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Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.

Note

This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

The Wish Child Catherine Chidgey

The Wish Child by Catherine Chidgey

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The Wish Child by Catherine Chidgey

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