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The boy in striped pyjamas

The book we are going to review today is, ' The boy in striped pyjamas' written by John Boyne. John Boyne is an Irish author of 17 books in which 11 are adult books and 6 children's books. To mention a few books, 'The house is haunted', 'Next of Kin', 'The heart's invisible furies' and his latest book, 'My brother's name is Jessica' published in 2019. Grab you copy here This plot is narrated by a nine-year-old boy, Bruno when he is forced to move out of his Berlin house to Out-With leaving his 'three best friends for life' behind because of his father's transfer. He gets curious in knowing about what lies on the opposite side of the fence and who the people on the other side of the fence are but to his dismay neither his parents nor his sister is keen to answer his queries.  He sets out on an exploration and finds a boy in striped pyjamas on the other side of the fence and quickly befriends him. The plot leads us on an emo

The Temple House Vanishing

The book we are going to review today is, ' T he temple house vanishing ' by Rachel Donohue . It is a debut novel by the author who graduated from the University College of Dublin in Philosophy and Politics.   Grab your copy here To grab your copy in United States The cover page of the book looks gothic which perfectly represents the theme of the novel. You also get to see a unique flap design with a brief synopsis of the book printed on it.   The plot is about a sixteen-year-old girl, Louisa disappearing from a prestigious Catholic school along with her art teacher Mr. Lavelle with no trace. Twenty-five years later a journalist with a childhood connection to Louisa determines to resolve the mystery of the missing girl.   The story is narrated in two points of view and two-time settings: one by Louisa in the 1900s and one by the journalist in the 2000s. Set in the 1900's Louisa's story informs us a lot about the situations experienced by the students of that t