The Book Thief TikTok made me buy it! The life-affirming international bestseller

<p><b>'Life affirming, triumphant and tragic . . . masterfully told. . . but also a wonderful page-turner'</b> Guardian<br><b>'Brilliant and hugely ambitious'</b> New York Times<br><b>'Extraordinary' </b>Telegraph<br>___<br><b>HERE IS A SMALL FACT - YOU ARE GOING TO DIE</b><br><br>1939. Nazi Germany. The country is holding its breath. Death has never been busier.<br> Liesel, a nine-year-old girl, is living with a foster family on Himmel Street. Her parents have been taken away to a concentration camp. Liesel steals books. This is her story and the story of the inhabitants of her street when the bombs begin to fall.<br><br><b>SOME IMPORTANT INFORMATION - THIS NOVEL IS NARRATED BY DEATH</b><br>___<br><br><b>What readers are saying about <i>The Book Thief</i>:</b><br><br>***** 'I loved every page of this book. So many great quotes, observations on humanity and images...I just didn't want it to end.<br>***** 'I loved this book. It is not only one of the best I've read this year, it is one of the best I've ever read.' <br>***** 'This is the sort of book the restores your faith in humanity and leaves you feeling uplifted, even when it makes you shed a tear.</p>