''Life affirming, triumphant and tragic . . . masterfully told. . . but also a wonderful page-turner'' Guardian

''Brilliant and hugely ambitious'' New York Times

''Extraordinary'' Telegraph

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HERE IS A SMALL FACT - YOU ARE GOING TO DIE

1939. Nazi Germany. The country is holding its breath. Death has never been busier.

Liesel, a nine-year-old girl, is living with a foster family on Himmel Street. Her parents have been taken away to a concentration camp. Liesel steals books. This is her story and the story of the inhabitants of her street when the bombs begin to fall.

SOME IMPORTANT INFORMATION - THIS NOVEL IS NARRATED BY DEATH

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