The Boy in the Attic, Imogen Matthews
The Boy in the Attic, Imogen Matthews
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The Boy in the Attic

Author: Imogen Matthews

Narrator: Helen Lloyd

Unabridged: 8 hr 40 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/18/2022

Synopsis

"Nazi-occupied Holland, 1944. As soldiers patrol the streets, nursing student Ilse is only just surviving the terrible famine and increasingly violent German occupation. Though exhausted by her demanding work at a hospital far from home, she can’t help but notice Levi, a young man with dark eyes watching the world silently from the abandoned house next door. Then, early one morning, she finds him terrified and trembling on the back doorstep. Levi’s Jewish family has been arrested and sent to a concentration camp, their likely fate all too clear. And now he needs her help. So Ilse makes the most dangerous decision of her life and takes Levi in. Hiding him away in her tiny attic room, he must remain concealed or risk almost certain death. But as the war worsens, keeping Levi a secret becomes even more difficult, even as their mutual affection grows. And when a local German soldier becomes obsessed with Ilse, they fear their time—and luck—has run out... London, present day. When Anna’s father dies, he leaves her a ticket to Amsterdam, a bent silver sixpence on a delicate silver chain, and a note begging her to complete the journey he was never able to. Based on the author’s incredible family history, this novel is a devastating, but ultimately uplifting, story about a girl who risked everything, including her life, to save the man she loved."

About Imogen Matthews

Imogen Matthews writes novels based on true stories about the Netherlands during the German occupation in World War II. Her first novel, The Hidden Village, became an international bestseller, ranking at the top of a number of Amazon's most-read book lists. She is also the author of Hidden in the Shadows and The Girl Across the Wire Fence.

About Helen Lloyd

Helen Lloyd is a classically trained actor who has a keen ear for accents and loves to bring characters to life. The narrator of books in numerous genres, she delights in new challenges.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Carolyn on January 25, 2023

The book I’m reading is called ‘The Boy in the Attic’ written by Imogen Matthews. This is based on the book about the author mother’s life during the Nazi-occupied Holland, 1944/1945. Imogen describes her mother was an amazing, positive person who she has risked everything to save her parent’s life,......more

Goodreads review by Kayla on August 10, 2022

The Boy in the Attic takes place in two eras. 1944-1945 and in 2005. Having it set in two different times can be tricky to master, but the author did a fantastic job with blending the two times together in a way that melted together to tell the story in the perfect order. The main character in past......more

Goodreads review by Karen on September 06, 2022

The Boy in the Attic is book 3 in the Wartime Holland series by Imogen Matthew's but it's the first I've read; I will be rectifying that as soon as possible! In the book, the story is told from Ilse's 1945 perspective and Anna's 2005 view. In 1945, Ilse struggled to get food for her family but heard......more

Goodreads review by Karen on November 02, 2022

Boy in the attic. Best read in ages. I absolutely loved reading this book, totally different to what I normally read, but I will eagerly read another. Fantastic.......more

Goodreads review by Emma on September 01, 2022

The Boy in the Attic is the third in the Wartime Holland series by Imogen Matthews. It most certainly can be read as a stand alone book as there are brand new characters and it moves away from focusing on the hidden village and its residents which featured heavily in the first two books. I’m glad th......more

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