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I bought this last night, not started it yet, but it sounds really good.... I'll save it till I've finished Two Lives, by Vikram Seth (author of A Suitable Boy). Anna

I finished it last last and while I did enjoy the book I also picked up on the language difference that Sugar mentioned. That was the only thing that spoilt it a bit for me. The ending I really wasn't expecting until a few pages before the end, I won't spoil it if people haven't read it yet! Anna

I loved the Traveller in Time, Tom's Midnight Garden, The Secret Garden, and Moondial scared me when I was a kid! My friend from uni actually has the DVD and we watched it a few years ago. Oh the memories!! The Magic Faraway Tree books by Enid Blyton were among my favourites too.

I bought it last night and am really enjoying it so far. I love the author's style of writing. I will post when I've finished it! Anna bought it last night, and am on page 50 something, really enjoying it so far, I love the authors style of writing

I've seen this book advertised on the tube at most underground stations and this has just convinced me to buy it on my way home tonight. I've read a few books on this subject, but biographical ones, including Primo Levi's two and one by a Jewish doctor who was forced to carry out tests on twins, etc (I forget his name, I'll have a look when I get home if anyone's interested). (In 2001 I went to Auschwitz with a friend who had Jewish grandparents and it was truely a memorable and haunting experience.) None of the books I've read about concentration camps have been either fiction OR from the perspective of children, so I think it will make a very different and interesting read. Anna