Set in 1942 in Occupied France, Telling Lies is the story of a 15-year-old girl, Simone, whose family are supporters of the Resistance. Simone finds herself taking an active part in helping a New Zealand airman who has parachuted out of his crippled RAF bomber near their farm. This tale of what it was like to live in Occupied France evokes the varying moods of the times superbly: paranoia, fear, defiance, betrayal, split loyalties, nostalgia for simpler times, hardship, quick thinking … Against this beautifully evoked backdrop of time and place - and consideration of the issues that people of all ages had to face - is a thrilling adventure whose twists and turns hold you in thrall. While Telling Lies is fictional, it draws on some of her father’s experiences as he recorded them in his diary. Ages: 10+.
Title: Telling lies
Subtitle:
Contributors:
By (author)
Tricia Glensor
ISBN 13: 9781869509347
ISBN 10: 186950934x
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers (New Zealand)
Imprint: HarperCollins Publishers (New Zealand)
Publication Date: 5/04/2012
Place of Publication:
Auckland,
New Zealand
Edition:
BIC Subjects:
War stories
Dewey Classification:
823.3
(DC23)
NBS Classification: Young Adult Fiction
Format: Paperback
Height: 198mm
Width: 128mm
Thickness: 11mm
Weight: 320g