Bøger af John Boyne

Ambitious, far-reaching and mythic, it introduces a group of characters whose lives we will come to know and will follow through time and space until they reach their natural conclusion.

There's nothing unusual or different about the Brocket family - and they're keen to keep it that way. But when Barnaby Brocket comes into the world, it's clear he's anything but ordinary. To his parents horror, Barnaby defies the laws of gravity - and floats. Soon, the Brockets decide enough is enough. The neighbours are starting to talk. They never asked for a weird, abnormal, floating child. Barnaby has to go . . .Betrayed and frightened, Barnaby floats into the path of a very special hot air balloon and so begins a magical journey around the world, with a cast of extraordinary new friends.

Noah is running away from his problems the day he takes the untrodden path through the forest - or at least that's what he thinks. When he comes across a very unusual toyshop and meets the even more unusual toymaker, he's not sure what to expect. But the toymaker has a story to tell, a story full of adventure, wonder and broken promises. And Noah travels with him on a journey that will change his life for ever. A thought-provoking fable from the author of the bestselling Boy in the Striped Pyjamas.

Bestselling author John Boyne's A History of Loneliness tells 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." 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 jailed, the lives of young parishioners destroyed, and grows nervous of venturing out in public for fear of disapproving stares and insults. At one point, he is even arrested when he takes the hand of a young boy and leads him out of a department store looking for the boy's mother. But when a family event opens wounds from his past, he is forced to confront the demons that have raged within the church, and to recognize his own complicity in their propagation, within both the institution and his own family. A novel as intimate as it is universal, A History of Loneliness is about the stories we tell ourselves to make peace with our lives. It confirms Boyne as one of the most searching storytellers of his generation.

A collection of twelve dark, unerring and surprising short stories, that explores the extremities of the human condition. Drawing on a host of characters - a farmer, a cuckold and a teenager exploring his sexuality, good parents, bad parents, writers and soldiers, it examines the hopeful and the damaged without prejudice or judgement.

'A deliciously dark tale of ambition, seduction and literary theft .

At the start of his school holidays, Danny Delaney is looking forward to a trouble-free summer.Told in John Boyne's unique style from the point of view of a twelve-year-old boy, The Dare is a brilliantly compelling story about how one moment can change a family forever.

She is only saved by the vigilance of a passing doctor. It is the start of a journey into a world of abandoned children, unexplained occurrences and terrifying experiences which Eliza will have to overcome if she is to survive the secrets that lie within Gaudlin's walls...

For Owen has run up huge gambling debts and casino boss Nicholas Delfy has given him a choice: find GBP50,000 by Christmas - or find yourself six feet under. So when Owen discovers that he has been cut out of the will in favour of his beautiful cousin Stella, it is time to prove just how cunning he can be...

September 1919: Twenty-year-old Tristan Sadler takes a train from London to Norwich to deliver a clutch of letters to Marian Bancroft.

July 1910: The grisly remains of Cora Crippen, music hall singer and wife of Dr Hawley Crippen, are discovered in the cellar of 39 Hilldrop Crescent, Camden.

William Cody grows up surrounded by his father's tales of Buffalo Bill, to whom he is distantly related, and his fantasies of the Wild West. Though he escapes his heritage by fleeing abroad and starting a new life for himself, he finds that he is always drawn back to England and to his ancestry.

Matthieu Zela has lived his life well. In fact, he's lived several lives well. Because Matthew Zela's life is characterised by one amazing fact: his body stopped ageing before the end of the eighteenth century. Starting in 1758, a young Matthieu flees Paris after witnessing his mother's brutal murder.

Russia, 1915: Sixteen year old farmer's son Georgy Jachmenev steps in front of an assassin's bullet intended for a senior member of the Russian Imperial Family and is instantly proclaimed a hero.

Pickpocket John Jacob Turnstile is on his way to be detained at His Majesty's Pleasure when he is offered a lifeline, what seems like a freedom of sorts - the job of personal valet to a departing naval captain.

Part of the Open Door series of short books for emerging readers.

Odran Yates enters Clonliffe Seminary in 1972 after his mother informs him that he has a vocation to the priesthood. He goes in full of ambition and hope, dedicated to his studies and keen to make friends. Forty years later, Odran's devotion has been challenged by the revelations that have shattered the Irish people's faith in the church.

Den dag 1. Verdenskrig brød ud lovede Alfies far, at han ikke ville tage af sted, men dagen efter brød han sit løfte. Fire år senere, har 9-årige Alfie ingen anelse om, hvor hans far befinder sig. Hans mor siger, han er på hemmelig mission, Alfie selv tror, han er død i krigen.En dag, da Alfie pudser sko på King’s Cross Station ser han pludselig sin fars navn på et stykke papir, der tilhører en militærlæge. Alfie indser, at hans far befinder sig på et hospital i nærheden – et hospital der behandler hjemvendte soldater for granatchok. Faren må væk fra hospitalet koste hvad det vil, men Alfie har forregnet sig lidt i forhold til, hvor slemt, det i virkeligheden står til med hans fars psykiske tilstand.En rørende og livsbekræftende roman om 1. Verdenskrig og om hvad sker der med mennesker på godt og ondt, når verden med et slag bliver forandret i sin inderste grundvold. Når børn må lades alene i en uforståelig verden. Romanen er skrevet af forfatteren til Drengen i den stribede pyjamas og bogen er short listet til Irish Book Award: Children’s Book of the Year.“Stay Where You Are and Then Leave is a work of tender beauty and real lives. It is an instant classic that once read will never be forgotten. I loved the voice and the people. John Boyne has recreated a world that deserves to be remembered forever. Children’s minds and lives will be richer for reading this wonderful story. The forgotten victims of the Great War finally have their stories told.”- Eoin Colfer, forfatter til Artemis Fowl serien.

Noah løb hjemmefra tidligt om morgenen – før solen stod op, før hundene vågnede, før duggen holdt op med at falde.Otte-årige Noahs problemer ser ud til at forsvinde lidt, hvis han IKKE tænker på dem. Så han løber væk ud ad en ukendt sti igennem den ukendte skov.Inden længe kommer han forbi en butik – men den er ikke helt almindelig. Det er en LEGETØJSBUTIK fuld af det mest UTROLIGE legetøj, der stråler med den vidunderligste magi. Her møder Noah en meget usædvanlig legetøjsmager. Han har en eventyrlig og forunderlig historie at fortælle om magiske løbeture og brudte løfter. Og Noah kommer med på en rejse, der kommer til at ændre hans liv. (Og måske også dit.)John Boyne er også forfatter til "Drengen i den stribede pyjamas", der er filmatiseret.