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All The Broken Places

The Sequel to The Boy In The Striped Pyjamas

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All The Broken Places

Written by: John Boyne
Narrated by: Helen Lloyd, Kristin Atherton
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1946. Three years after a cataclysmic event which tore their lives apart, a mother and daughter flee Poland for Paris, shame, and fear at their heels, not knowing how hard it is to escape your past.

Nearly eighty years later, Gretel Fernsby lives a life that is a far cry from her traumatic childhood. When a couple moves into the flat below her in her London mansion block, it should be nothing more than a momentary inconvenience. However, the appearance of their nine-year-old son Henry brings back memories she would rather forget.

Faced with a choice between her own safety and his, Gretel is taken back to a similar crossroads she encountered long ago. Back then, her complicity dishonoured her life, but to interfere now could risk revealing the secrets she has spent a lifetime protecting.


All the Broken Places is John Boyne's masterful sequel to his classic bestseller, The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas, taking a character from that novel on a journey to a place she never goes - the past. Through her story, he explores the aftermath of the war and the effects of a lifetime of guilt.

© John Boyne 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022

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Critic Reviews

Gripping and well-honed...consummately constructed, humming with tension... a defence of literature's need to shine a light on the darkest aspects of human nature and it does so with a novelist's skill, precision and power
'What an incredible feat of storytelling. All the Broken Places is a stark confrontation of evil, an examination of guilt and deflection, and an old-fashioned page-turner. John treads the finest of narrative lines with skill and grace and proves himself yet again to be among the world's greatest storytellers. '
An eloquent meditation on guilt, complicity and redemption.. a remarkable novel, with humanity at its core
Beautifully told and gripping from first page to last
This novel, this exceptional, layered and compelling story, is built on modern history and all of us people who live it. The protagonist, the elderly, forthright and mysterious Mrs. Fernsby, is more than memorable and every one of Boyne's characters, and every scene, dark or light, is limned in truth and insight. This book moves like a freight train,with force and consequence for the reader.
'When is a monster's child culpable? Guilt and complicity are multifaceted. John Boyne is a maestro of historical fiction. You can't prepare yourself for the magnitude and emotional impact of this powerful novel'
John Boyne is a master storyteller
John Boyne is not just one of Ireland's best living novelists but also one of the best novelists of Ireland
Compulsively readable
Boyne offers writing of insight and beauty
All stars
Most relevant
Thoroughly enjoyed this riveting sequel to The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas. Not unlike the author, I too am fascinated with the Holocaust and how man became monster due to the powerful and systematic brainwashing done by one individual. This book is a worthy sequel and I highly recommend it! Go ahead and invest your time in Gretel's story. You won't regret it!

Poignant and Unforgettable Read!

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I cried after the boy in striped pyjamas and also all the broken places.. such a beautiful book and the narrators added to the story.. couldn’t recommend it enough .. my first love in audio book

10/5 I loved loved loved it! Beautiful book

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Floored by the choice of words and expressions....the big picture created by the plot is so pertinent!

Totally worth all the hours of keen listening in..

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