Noah Barleywater Runs Away

Name: Noah Barleywater Runs Away
Brand: Penguin Random House
Availability: InStock
Author: John Boyne
ISBN: 9780307916495

Author: John Boyne

Narrator: Andrew Sachs

Unabridged: 5 hr 1 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Listening Library

Published: 05/10/2011

Categories: Children's Fiction, Action & Adventure Stories, Children's Social Themes, Fairy Tales

Synopsis

Eight-year-old Noah's problems seem easier to deal with if he doesn't think about them. So he runs away, taking an untrodden path through the forest.

Before long, he comes across a shop. But this is no ordinary shop: it's a toyshop, full of the most amazing toys, and brimming with the most wonderful magic. And here Noah meets a very unusual toymaker. The toymaker has a story to tell, and it's a story of adventure and wonder and broken promises. He takes Noah on a journey. A journey that will change his life.

About The Author

John Boyne was born in Ireland in 1971 and is the author of six novels for adults. His first novel for children, The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, won two Irish Book Awards, was shortlisted for the British Book Award and has been made into a film. His novels are published in over 30 languages. He lives in Dublin. Visit him on the Web at JohnBoyne.com.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Melina

fofo e emocionante.......more

Goodreads review by Evie

Noah Barleywater Runs Away by John Boyne is a magical work of art. What appears superficially to be just another juvenile adventure book, is, in truth, the most beautiful and deeply touching fairy tale I've had the pleasure of reading in a long time. Noah is an extremely vulnerable and bright young......more

Goodreads review by Baba

“Do you think . . . ?" 'I do sometimes, my boy,'admitted the old man. 'When I can't avoid it.” John Boyne, Noah Barleywater Runs Away: A Fairytale . Now and again people talk about a children's (under 8s) book destined to be a modern classic, well this is easily the closest I've seen. A book that comple......more

Quotes

"Timeless and imaginative. I don't know how Boyne does it but his story is incredibly resonant."
—The Irish Times

"Highly amusing, refreshingly original and extremely moving... written with such an assurance and lightness of touch... infused with such truths as to leave one with very real tears in the eyes."
—The Guardian (UK)

"A celebration of the consolations of storytelling. Spellbinding stuff."
—The Financial Times

“In this charming and cleverly plotted story that tiptoes with humor and compassion, two characters teach each other how to grieve, how to forgive, and how, eventually, to remember what has been lost.”
—The New York Times Book Review

Awards

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