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All the Broken Places is a powerful and masterfully crafted sequel to John Boyne’s globally renowned masterpiece, The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas.
The story follows Gretel Fernau, who was just a young girl when her father served as the commandant of the Auschwitz concentration camp. Now 91 years old, Gretel lives a quiet, affluent life in London, having spent decades running from her dark family history and keeping her true identity a secret.
However, her carefully constructed life is upended when a young mother and her troubled son move into the apartment below hers. As Gretel forms a bond with the boy, she is forced to confront her past, her complicity, and the guilt she has carried for over seventy years. The novel explores profound themes of memory, accountability, trauma, and the possibility of redemption.
