Tamar

Description:

When her grandfather dies, Tamar inherits a box containing a series of clues and coded messages. Out of the past, another Tamar emerges, a man involved in the terrifying world of resistance fighters in Nazi-occupied Holland half a century before. His story is one of passionate love, jealousy, and tragedy set against the daily fear and casual horror of the Second World War -- and unraveling it is about to transform Tamar’s life forever. From acclaimed British sensation Mal Peet comes a masterful story of adventure, love, secrets, and betrayal in time of war, both past and present.

subjects: Juvenile fiction,  Grandfathers in fiction,  World War, 1939-1945 in fiction,  Fiction,  England in fiction,  Grandfathers,  Underground movements,  World War, 1939-1945,  Netherlands in fiction,  Guilt,  Guilt in fiction,  History,  War Underground movements,  Soldiers,  Granddaughters,  War stories,  Children's fiction,  Grandparents, fiction,  World war, 1939-1945, fiction,  Netherlands, fiction,  England, fiction,  nyt:young-adult-e-book=2015-12-06,  New York Times bestseller

Places: Netherlands,  England

Times: German occupation, 1940-1945