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It revolves around the characters Marie-Laure LeBlanc, a blind French girl who takes refuge in her great-uncle's house in Saint-Malo after Paris is invaded by Nazi Germany, and Werner Pfennig, a bright German boy who is accepted into a military school because of his skills in radio technology.
- Anthony Doerr
- 2014
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Unbeknownst to Marie-Laure, Daniel carries a potentially significant item with him when he leaves Paris. The Museum of Natural History owns a legendary diamond called the Sea of Flames. Under the threat of occupation, the museum directors make three copies.
One day, Marie-Laure hears a story about a famous diamond called the Sea of Flames, which is supposedly hidden in a top-secret location in the museum. Legend has it that the Sea of Flames was first found by an ancient prince.
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Owen contrasts the daily needs of the men for food and rest with the natural elements —sun, sky and wind. These are disrupted by the violent images of war — ‘unseen bullets’, ‘blast and ...
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He was ready to prepare and cook it as a meal when he goes to “blow the fire a-flame.” But something stops him, he hears a rustling on the floor and then the sound of his name. He turns, and the “little silver trout” has turned into a “glimmering girl.”
