Son rise, Sunset, and yet!

Son rise, Sunset, and yet!

von Tony Hennessy

378 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

SUN RISE, SUNSET AND YET!

Set in 1912 Ireland, this book will take you from the deepest sorrow to a wonderful collection of Dickensian characters.Jimmy Kenny, a twelve-year-old boy, is thrown into an orphanage by a cruel father after losing his mother. After suffering terrible abuse, he manages to escape and his life improves greatly when he befriends some wonderful Micawber-like characters.>Taken prisoner at the Somme, he is transported to a prison camp in Germany. A doctor takes pity on him and helps him to escape to Ireland' where is pursued by the army and returned to the war where disaster awaits him.Finally, he returns home and joins in the war of independence but when disaster strikes yet again>This is a powerful and harrowing story portrayingthemes of loss, survival, love and the devastating impact of war on a young boy's life.