1933 Berlin, Germany. The son of a rebbe, Eli Kaetzel, and his beautiful but timid wife, Rebecca, find themselves in danger as Hitler rises to power. Eli knows that their only chance for survival may lie in the hands of Gretchen, a spirited Aryan girl. However, the forbidden and dangerous friendship
The Smallest Man
โ Scribed by Queen consort of Charles I King of England Henrietta Maria;Quinn, Frances
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster UK
- Year
- 2021
- Tongue
- EN-GB
- Weight
- 174 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- City
- Great Britain,Great Britain.
- ISBN
- 1471195961
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
โฆ Synopsis
'I want you to remember something, Nat. You're small on the outside. But inside you're as big as everyone else. You show people that and you won't go far wrong in life.'
A compelling story perfect for fans of The Doll Factory , The Illumination of Ursula Flight and The Familiars.
My name is Nat Davy. Perhaps you've heard of me? There was a time when people up and down the land knew my name, though they only ever knew half the story.
The year of 1625, it was, when a single shilling changed my life. That shilling got me taken off to London, where they hid me in a pie, of all things, so I could be given as a gift to the new queen of England.
They called me the queen's dwarf, but I was more than that. I was her friend, when she had no one else, and later on, when the people of England turned against their king, it was me who saved her life. When they turned the world upside down, I was there, right at the...
โฆ Subjects
Great Britain
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