Author: johnboyne

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Boy in the Striped Pajamas: Over the course of two millennia, a family’s stories diverge and intersect in unforgettable ways. An “intriguing work” brimming with “ambition and richness” (Kirkus Reviews).

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Boy in the Striped Pajamas: Obsessed with fame, a novelist embarks on a conquest of the literary world — but he may be courting his own downfall. “A study of inner corrosion that Patricia Highsmith herself could not have done better… Wickedly astute” (The Times).

An “utterly captivating” story (Booklist starred review) from the New York Times bestselling author of The Boy in the Striped Pajamas: Follow orphan Cyril Avery from post–World War II Ireland to the present as he struggles to find his place in the world. “By turns whimsical and heartbreaking” (People).

“A moving and deeply felt tribute to a love that dared to speak its name.” —André Aciman, author of Call Me by Your NameA new edition of the beloved novel most similar thematically to the author’s mega-bestseller The Heart’s Invisible FuriesIt is September 1919, and twenty-one-year-old Tristan Sadler takes a train from London to Norwich to deliver a package of letters to the sister of Will … package of letters to the sister of Will Bancroft, the man he fought alongside during the Great War.But the letters are not the real reason for Tristan’s visit. He can no longer keep a…

Two young boys encounter the best and worst of humanity during the Holocaust in this powerful read that USA Today called “as memorable an introduction to the subject as The Diary of Anne Frank.”  Berlin, 1942: When Bruno returns home from school one day, he discovers that his belongings are being packed in crates. His father has received a promotion and the family must move to a new house far, … must move to a new house far, far away, where there is no one to play with and nothing to do. A tall fence stretches as far as the eye…

The riveting narrative of an honorable Irish priest who finds the church collapsing around him at a pivotal moment in its history Propelled into the priesthood by a family tragedy, Odran Yates is full of hope and ambition. When he arrives at Clonliffe Seminary in the 1970s, it is a time in Ireland when priests are highly respected, and Odran believes that he is pledging his life to “the good.” … to “the good.” Forty years later, Odran’s devotion is caught in revelations that shatter the Irish people’s faith in the Catholic Church. He sees his friends stand trial, colleagues…