The Book Thief : TikTok made me buy it! The life-affirming reader favourite

Life affirming, triumphant and tragic . . . masterfully told. . . but also a wonderful page-turner' Guardian

'Brilliant and hugely ambitious' New York Times

'Extraordinary' Telegraph

Here is a small fact - you are going to die

1939. Nazi Germany. The country is holding its breath. Death has never been busier.

Liesel, a nine-year-old girl, is living with a foster family on Himmel Street. Her parents have been taken away to a concentration camp. Liesel steals books. This is her story and the story of the inhabitants of her street when the bombs begin to fall.

Some important information - this novel is narrated by death

What readers are saying about The Book Thief:

***** 'I loved every page of this book. So many great quotes, observations on humanity and images...I just didn't want it to end.

***** 'I loved this book. It is not only one of the best I've read this year, it is one of the best I've ever read.'

***** 'This is the sort of book the restores your faith in humanity and leaves you feeling uplifted, even when it makes you shed a tear.