A dark and terrifying portrayal of the way two ordinary German children - Siggi and Erich - are drawn into the Nazi dream of a perfect nation
Catherine Chidgey was born in 1970. She has degrees in creative writing, psychology and German literature and lived in Berlin for three years. Her debut novel, In a Fishbone Church ('Warm, subtle and evocative' Louis de Berni res), won the South East Asia and Pacific Region Prize in the Commonwealth Writers Prize for Best First Novel, a Betty Trask Prize and was longlisted for the Orange Prize. Her second novel, Golden Deeds, was a New York Times Notable Book of the Year, followed by The Transformation ('As beautiful as it is terrifying' Sunday Express) in 2006. Chidgey lives in Ngaruawahia, New Zealand. 'Intelligent, lyrical, disciplined and observant, she is the real deal, the star of her generation.' New Zealand Listener 'Chidgey is a gifted writer, and her confident, commanding prose and vivid atmospherics hold the attention.' Guardian
A remarkable book with a stunningly original twist. * The Times
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An intriguing read -- Fanny Blake * Woman & Home *
An incredible piece of writing...takes us inside the minds of the
children and their families with such tenderness, humanity and
psychological astuteness that it creates an understanding of why
they loved and followed Hitler. * New Zealand Listener *
Compellingly gentle and empathetic...one of our 'must read'
novelists. It is a book difficult to put down and deserving of more
than one reading. * Otago Daily Times (NZ) *
A brilliant novel, with a cohesive and persuasive vision of human
beings under stress, a subtle prose-style and a major grasp of
things that really matter. * Reid's Reader blog (NZ) *
I love this book... I love the way, at this critical point in the
world, when fundamental human values are violated, The Wish
Child reminds us with grace and understated wisdom of a need to
strive for universal good. I ached as I read. This novel is
unmissable. * Stuff (NZ) *
This novel is remarkable for its authenticity, this is a fiercely
determined act of imagining... Heart-rending. * North and South
(NZ) *
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