I've recently read two books by John Boyne. He's an Irish author. Sometimes they are just too introspective and self aware of their 'Irishness' for my taste. BUT, he wrote The Boy ib the Striped Pajamas', which is intended for children but was an incredible read. I read This House is Haunted, a proper Dickensian ghost story and House ofSpecial Purpose about the Romanovs. Both really fantastic and can't recommend highly enough. Go on, give yourself a treat.
I didn't know this was a book. The movie made me bawl and I felt just awful for days after seeing it!The Boy in Striped Pajamas was very good and made me bawl.