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Zusatztext "Beautifully written! moving! funny -- just perfect. I don't usually like novels about the Second World War-I think 'what's the point? The true stories are so good'-but this one! and Evelyn Waugh! are way up in a class of their own. Superb." Informationen zum Autor Lissa Evans has written internationally bestselling books for both adults and children, including Crooked Heart, Old Baggage, and Their Finest Hour and a Half , which was made into the feature film Their Finest . Her books have twice been longlisted for the Women’s Prize for Fiction. She lives in London with her family. Klappentext Paper Moon meets the Blitz in this original black comedy set in World War II England, chronicling an unlikely alliance between a small-time con artist and a young orphan evacuee. When Noel Bostock—aged ten, no family—is evacuated from London to escape the Nazi bombardment, he lands in a suburb northwest of the city with Vera Sedge—a thirty-six-year-old widow drowning in debts and dependents. Always desperate for money, she's unscrupulous about how she gets it. Noel's mourning his godmother, Mattie, a former suffragette. Wise beyond his years and raised with a disdain for authority and an eclectic attitude toward education, he has little in common with other children, and even less with the impulsive Vee, who hurtles from one self-made crisis to the next. The war's provided unprecedented opportunities for making money, but what Vee needs—and what she's never had—is a cool head and the ability to make a plan. On her own, she's a disaster. With Noel, she's a team. Together they cook up a scheme. Crisscrossing the bombed suburbs of London, Vee starts to turn a profit and Noel begins to regain his interest in life. But there are plenty of other people making money off the war—and some of them are dangerous. Noel may have been moved to safety, but he isn't actually safe at all. . . . Zusammenfassung Paper Moon meets the Blitz in this original black comedy! set in World War II England! chronicling an unlikely alliance between a small time con artist and a young orphan evacuee. When Noel Bostock—aged ten! no family—is evacuated from London to escape the Nazi bombardment! he lands in a suburb northwest of the city with Vera Sedge—a thirty-six-year old widow drowning in debts and dependents. Always desperate for money! she’s unscrupulous about how she gets it. Noel’s mourning his godmother Mattie! a former suffragette. Wise beyond his years! raised with a disdain for authority and an eclectic attitude toward education! he has little in common with other children and even less with the impulsive Vee! who hurtles from one self-made crisis to the next. The war’s provided unprecedented opportunities for making money! but what Vee needs—and what she’s never had—is a cool head and the ability to make a plan. On her own! she’s a disaster. With Noel! she’s a team. Together! they cook up a scheme. Crisscrossing the bombed suburbs of London! Vee starts to make a profit and Noel begins to regain his interest in life. But there are plenty of other people making money out of the war—and some of them are dangerous. Noel may have been moved to safety! but he isn’t actually safe at all. . . . ...
