Bibliograph

Nocturne, a novel, Diane Armstrong

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Nocturne, a novel, Diane Armstrong

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

Nocturne

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

Diane Armstrong

Sub title

a novel

Summary

Few know the story of the Warsaw Ghetto and the Polish Resistance...Even fewer know the stories of the children caught in it...She closed her eyes and listened to the forbidden Chopin nocturne...its magic hung in the air. It is Warsaw, 1939, and Elz'unia is an indulged teenager who longs for a heroic life filled with romance. But, the outbreak of war shatters all her dreams. As bombs fall, she meets Adam, a taciturn airman, whose fate becomes entwined with hers. In despair over the occupation, Adam joins the Polish resistance, then flies bombers for the RAF. Forced into the Warsaw Ghetto, Elz'unia learns that even children must create their own rules to survive. When the Ghetto defies the invaders, and later the entire city of Warsaw rises up, Elz'unia finds strength in ways she never imagined

Target audience

adult

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