Book details
Shoes for Anthony
A Novel
Author: Emma Kennedy
Shoes for Anthony
$34.99
About This Book
Book Details
This 1944 World War Two drama tells the story of Anthony, a boy living in a deprived Welsh village, anticipating the arrival of American troops. Suddenly, a German plane crashes into the village mountain. A Polish prisoner-of-war survives and is brought into the community where he builds a close relationship with Anthony. Later, the villagers discover one of the Germans on the plane has survived and is still on the mountain.
Joyous, thrilling, and nostalgic, Emma Kennedy’s Shoes For Anthony will have you wiping your eyes one moment and beaming from ear-to-ear the next. This is a small gem of a novel that reviewers (and readers) will cherish.
Imprint Publisher
Thomas Dunne Books
ISBN
9781250090966
In The News
"Heart-warming, evocative, I couldn't put this down. Utterly brilliant." --Katie Fforde, #1 Sunday Times bestselling author
"Emma Kennedy's books are as funny, warm, and life-inspiring as she is." --Jenny Colgan, Sunday Times bestselling author
"Moving debut." --Marie Claire
"A warm and funny novel." --Red
"Moving, memorable, and magnificent." --Clare Balding, bestselling author of My Animals and Other Family