My Soul, A Shining Tree
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Narrateur(s):
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Akbar Kurtha
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Beth Easdown
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Sebastian Humphreys
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Patience Tomlinson
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Auteur(s):
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Jamila Gavin
À propos de cet audio
Based on the true story of Indian WWI gunner and recipient of the Victoria Cross, Khudadad Khan. The story is told from four perspectives: Lotte, a Belgian farmgirl whose village is the flashpoint for a battle; Ernst, a German teenage cavalry soldier whose grandiose dreams of war lie in tatters; Khudadad Khan, the gunner fighting with the British Army; and a wild walnut tree.
When Lotte’s farm is destroyed in the fighting, she and her sister flee with their young neighbour Michael, to take refuge beneath the walnut tree on the ridge — a ridge currently being defended from the encroaching Germans by Indian gunner Khudadad Khan. There, they are joined by traumatised German soldier Ernst, whose horse lies lost in the trenches of the battle raging below. As their perspectives converge, their shared humanity emerges as a light in the darkness of war, safe beneath the branches of the walnut tree that shelters them all.
©2025 Jamila Gavin (P)2025 HarperCollins PublishersCe que les critiques en disent
“A sweeping war epic about love and courage … My Soul, a Shining Tree is a truly exceptional novel” — Charlotte Eyre, The Bookseller
“A superbly poignant and evocative historical novel from a much-loved author” — Imogen Russell-Williams, Guardian
“Jamila Gavin is one of our greatest writers” – S.F. Said
Praise for Never Forget You:
“If there are any prizes left for children’s books by the end of the year … then this thoughtful, engrossing new novel from Jamila Gavin should clean up … Gavin draws her characters with such care and detail that we root with all our might for each one as they use their free will to choose their own futures. Never Forget You is a novel to remember” – The Times
“We never lose our sense of engagement with the many characters and events, and quotations add to the rich debate about whether war is justified. An exceptionally well-told and compelling account of friendship, courage and love” – The Sunday Times