The Book Thief

In a small street in Nazi Germany, Death recounts the childhood of Liesel Meminger, a girl given to foster parents Hans and Rosa Hubermann after a journey in which she begins to steal books. Hans teaches her to read in the basement; stolen and borrowed volumes become her private education. The Hubermanns hide Max Vandenburg, a Jewish fist-fighter, while Himmel Street lives under rallies, air-raid sirens, and the ordinary cruelties of the regime. Liesel's friend Rudy Steiner and the mayor's wife, who owns a library, enlarge her world. The novel is a wartime story of literacy and shelter, told from the edge of the grave.

Bound in black leather and foil blocked with title in silver on front and spine. Silver foiled top edge. Ribbon marker. Slipcase covered in cloth printed with a wrap-around colour picture by the artist. Sold out in 22 min.