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1944: A mother and son on a farm in Kent experience a whole new world during WW2
The Boy Made of Snow
What you need to know before your trail
In a sleepy English village in 1944, Annabel and her son Daniel live in the shadow of war. With her husband away, an increasingly isolated Annabel begins to lose her grip on reality.
When mother and son befriend Hans, a German PoW consigned to a nearby farm, their lives are suddenly filled with thrilling secrets.
To Annabel, Hans is an awakening from the darkness that has engulfed her since Daniel’s birth. To her son, a solitary boy caught up in the magical world of fairy tales, he is perhaps a prince in disguise. But Hans has plans of his own and will soon set them into motion with devastating consequences.
Travel Guide
Bambury, Kent
The fictional Kent village where must of the novel is set.
It’s a small village where Annabelle lives with just with her son Daniel while her husband is at war. In the woods nearby, she becomes intrigued by the German Prisoners of War who have been put to work by a local villager. One of these men, Hans chops firewood which Annabel buys from him.
Each story is inspired by a classic fairytale. Each chapter starts with a line from one of the classic tales. The woods as a setting builds an atmosphere of tension as well as an ideal place to hide secrets and escape from reality.
In war time, this becomes even more important – the chance to escape from daily life. Daniel and Annabel live in a sleepy village, and may been relatively untouched by the day to day horrors of the Second World War. However, look closely and it is affecting their lives in ways no one could have imagined.
Booktrail Boarding Pass: The Boy Made of Snow
Destination: Kent “Bambury” Author/Guide: Chloe Mayer Departure Time: 2000s
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