by John Boyne
First published 2016
Pierrot's life is upended when he becomes an orphan. Sent to live with his aunt, a servant at the Berghof, Hitler's mountain estate, Pierrot is drawn into a world of terror and betrayal as Hitler's sinister influence consumes him. As war looms, Pierrot must navigate his new, dangerous reality and confront the moral quandaries of his transformed life.
Genres: historical-fiction, 20th-century, war, 21st-century
Vibes: intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: fish-out-of-water, moral-dilemma
Setting: Germany
Period: 1933-1945
288 pages · Paperback · Square Fish
Content warnings: violence