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The Boy at the Top of the Mountain

By: John Boyne
Narrated by: Alex Wyndham
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When Pierrot becomes an orphan, he must leave his home in Paris for a new life with his aunt Beatrix, a servant in a wealthy household at the top of the German mountains. But this is no ordinary time, for it is 1935 and the Second World War is fast approaching; and this is no ordinary house, for this is the Berghof, the home of Adolf Hitler.

Quickly, Pierrot is taken under Hitler's wing and is thrown into an increasingly dangerous new world: a world of terror, secrets and betrayal, from which he may never be able to escape.

©2015 John Boyne (P)2020 Penguin Audio Historical Fiction History & Culture Literature & Fiction Fiction Young Adult France

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this is a great story and the narrator was excellent. John Boyne fails to disappoint.

Great story

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Oh the narrator was brilliant. Both him and the plot kept me locked in.

a difficult story told very beautifully.

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Ab incredible book, from the view of a young child moved after a tough childhood, to live with his aunt at the house of hitler. His innocent mind, slowly transforms, to become a dark controlling mind, devoted to the father land. A story of sadness, and confusion for a child who dosnt know what it right. A must read for all!

A MUST READ FOR ALL

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i liked the book very much. It makes you think of many aspects, past and present, The narrator was able to transmit a lot of feelings. I recommend the book.

A very good book! Good narrator!

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The story is lovely and well written. I'd have sent it back if I could based on the dreadful performance though

Great story, terrible narration

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The narrator spoiled it for me. Too much drama in his voice otherwise good

Great Story

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John Boyne is one of my favourite authors, he is an exemplary writer and rarely disappoints

This short story packs a punch, with an echo of his previous book, The boy in the striped Pyjamas.

Mr Boyne writes with such emotion and passion and Alex Wyndham narrates it with those qualities, I certainly do not understand the criticism of previous reviewers to this tried and tested narrator.


Outstanding

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This is a really interesting novel told from the perspective of an initially naive young boy who, through his association with Hitler, grows to be a tyrannical and arrogant bully. It shows how evil can corrupt even the most innocent in society.

From Innocence to Guilt

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The story that makes you think, and shows how easy it is to influence the young in this story for the worst Thanks to John Boyne writing

Makes you think

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I’m a great fun of John Boyne. Every book he writes is deferent,exciting and meaningful. They leave the reader with much to think about long after they have ended.

What a wonderful story

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