false 6568860 1 Czechoslovakia, 1942. Jan's father has been summarily executed by the Nazis. His mother and his older sister Maria have disappeared, and his younger sister Lena has been removed to a remote farm in the German countryside. With Europe is in the throes of war, the ten-year-old boy embarks on a personal journey to reunite the family he has been violently torn from. The experiences he goes through and the horror he faces during this desperate quest will change his life for ever. While examining the devastating effects of war on ordinary families, "The Search" provides an exploration of fear and loss, and of the bond between parents and children. Riveting, moving, at times disturbing, Maureen Myant's debut novel will haunt its readers for a long time after they have put it down. 6761870 9 2009 The Search total:1|5:0|4:0|3:1|2:0|1:0| 1 3 4 0 3 0 false false Wed Nov 11 14:08:43 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 11 14:08:49 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Sat Nov 07 08:24:27 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 07 08:24:27 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Mon Oct 05 16:46:50 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 05 16:46:50 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat Sep 19 03:41:43 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 19 03:41:56 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=6568860