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Sometimes the best wisdom and perspective on adult issues is best received from the point of view of a child. Many know John Boyne's work from the moving story of The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, which was made into an award-winning film. In his new book, Stay Where You Are and Then Leave, Boyne tells the story of the home front in London through the eyes of Alfie Summerfield. He says he remembers the start of the war better than most, since it was on his birthday, and put a damper on the celebration.

The ruined birthday party was only the beginning. His father signed up and went to the front. His neighbor and friend, who was born in London and lived all her life down the street from Alfie, but whose father was from Prague, was sent to a relocation camp on the Isle of Man. His mother worked a double shift at the hospital. His male teachers went to war, so retired teachers came to fill in. To help out his mother, who said they are "perilously close to penury," Alfie skipped school several days a week to shine shoes at the train station.

At first, Alfie's father wrote letters from his training camp, then from the front. Alfie's mother said the letters stopped because his father was on a secret mission. But Alfie discovered disturbing letters that his mother had hidden, giving a bleaker picture of the war and of his father's state of mind. When he learns that is father is in a hospital a train ride away from his home, he makes it his mission to bring his father home.

Boyne powerfully communicates the horrors of war, not through graphic descriptions of life and death at the front, although he does touch on that, but through his portrayal of life at home. It has been 100 years since the outbreak of World War 1, but Boyne reminds us, in a timeless way, of the lessons of that conflict, and the human story of families touched by the terrible finger of war. This is a book written for young audiences, but, like much great children's literature, deserves to be read by adults as well.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the complimentary electronic review copy!


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Stay Where You Are And Then Leave john boyne 9780857532930 Books Reviews

The name of the author is a guarantee. I think I read each of his books and never was decepted. Mr. Boyne is gifted with extraordinary sensibility, something you cannot learn but you are born with. This story is another example of it.
Excellent story of WWI, told from viewpoint of a boy whose milkman father has left for battle, then been returned with shell shock. Really well done.
When I happen onto a great writer, and I'm reading one of his great books, it amazes me how anyone can write that well. But, I guess that's what sets John Boyne apart from lesser writers.
I had read The Boy in Stripped Pajamas and enjoyed it a great deal. I did not know what to expect with this book but was drawn into the story as soon as I started to read. It provides a look into the first world war that is seldom provided to us...the perspective of a child. John Boyne has a wonderful ability to pull the reader into the story an make one feel that they are there. I have cried, more than once, reading his works!
Need I say more? Very heartfelt, emotional and descriptive. The relationships of a community during war. Beautifully done. Father, son, wife/mother, best friend, meaningful.
I really liked Stay Where You Are and Then Leave by John Boyne. This book has the same feel as J Boyne's other book - The Boy In The Striped Pajamas. I liked the character development - especially Alfie. Alfie is a little boy you like and want life to turn out okay for him. I liked the neighborhood and J Boyne did an excellent job of revealing the neighbors. I especially liked Joe Patience. I don't know what age this is intended for, but it would be good for jr & high school students.

I would recommend Stay Where You Are and Then Leave.
Charming. Some readers say this is a YA book; others consign it to a younger age group - but not too young, because of delicate sensibilities regarding the horrors of war; I say it's for YK (Young Kids), YA (Young Adults), and OA (Old Adults). As an OOA (Old, Old Adult), I found the book mesmerizing - a tender story with lots of positive human interactions (but also featuring some dark aspects of human relations), and a relatively positive ending. In fact, the novel could pass as an adult fairy tale. Lots of implausible coincidences, but in the long run important lessons to be learned about human behavior, with an ending that inspires hope for the future.

Alfie - 5 in 1914; 9 in 1918; 13 in 1922 - is both extraordinarily naïve and unnaturally sophisticated, at all three of these ages. Both characteristics are developed in highly positive ways. He is a very nice guy, in everything he does. This is so refreshing, considering the bad behavior of many fictional protagonists. I kept wishing there were more children just like Alfie.

While Alfie's story is the main thread running through the entire book, the author also gives major consideration to father-son relations (Georgie, his father, is well drawn), and to an aspect of war often neglected in World War I treatments, i.e., shell shock, or what we now call PTSD. So many books about WW I emphasize the horrific loss of life, on both sides, that dragged on for more than four years without any notable gain for either side. But Boyne highlights the equally tragic circumstance of those who managed to live through the carnage but were nevertheless permanently damaged psychologically.

Boyne also gives attention to life in England during WW I, by describing both general conditions on the home front and the activities of individuals - both the good guys and the not-so-good guys. In a relatively short book, he convincingly covers an amazing range of topics and scenarios. Of course I'm an avid Boyne fan, and "Stay Where You Are and Then Leave" convinces me that I should read everything he writes, whether it's theoretically for the YA set, or for YK or OA readers. 4-1/2 stars.
Sometimes the best wisdom and perspective on adult issues is best received from the point of view of a child. Many know John Boyne's work from the moving story of The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, which was made into an award-winning film. In his new book, Stay Where You Are and Then Leave, Boyne tells the story of the home front in London through the eyes of Alfie Summerfield. He says he remembers the start of the war better than most, since it was on his birthday, and put a damper on the celebration.

The ruined birthday party was only the beginning. His father signed up and went to the front. His neighbor and friend, who was born in London and lived all her life down the street from Alfie, but whose father was from Prague, was sent to a relocation camp on the Isle of Man. His mother worked a double shift at the hospital. His male teachers went to war, so retired teachers came to fill in. To help out his mother, who said they are "perilously close to penury," Alfie skipped school several days a week to shine shoes at the train station.

At first, Alfie's father wrote letters from his training camp, then from the front. Alfie's mother said the letters stopped because his father was on a secret mission. But Alfie discovered disturbing letters that his mother had hidden, giving a bleaker picture of the war and of his father's state of mind. When he learns that is father is in a hospital a train ride away from his home, he makes it his mission to bring his father home.

Boyne powerfully communicates the horrors of war, not through graphic descriptions of life and death at the front, although he does touch on that, but through his portrayal of life at home. It has been 100 years since the outbreak of World War 1, but Boyne reminds us, in a timeless way, of the lessons of that conflict, and the human story of families touched by the terrible finger of war. This is a book written for young audiences, but, like much great children's literature, deserves to be read by adults as well.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the complimentary electronic review copy!