From the back:

Nine-year-old Oskar Schell is an inventor, amateur entomologist, Francophile, letter writer, pacifist, natural historian, percussionist, romantic, Great Explorer, jeweller, detective, vegan, and collector of butterflies. When his father is killed in the September 11th attacks on the World Trade Centre, Oskar sets out to solve the mystery of a key he discovers in his father's closet. It is a search which leads him into the lives of strangers, through the five boroughs of New York, into history, to the bombings of Dresden and Hiroshima, and on an inward journey which brings him ever closer to some kind of peace.

This book was a treat to read. I'll admit, at one point I was struggling to work out who's point of view the narrative was taking, but that didn't last for very long.

On the whole a really good book. Funny and endearing.

Posted today to dotdot

Book arrived today. It looks much more interesting than I expected. Thank you, Ceroc-Monster.

All that greef and guilt almost broke my heart. Thank you for this experience.

To a new home!

Oo, I took a sneak peek at some of the pages and this looks very interesting and different! Thank you so much for the surprise and the beautiful card! :)