by Peter van Gestel · Feltrinelli · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788807921131
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«Come neve al sole» is a historical young adult novel by Peter van Gestel, published by Feltrinelli in paperback (284 pages, in Italian).
In the summer of 1947, Thomas Vrij, a boy from Amsterdam, recalls the winter that followed the end of the war. With his mother dead and his father absent, he wanders the city until he befriends Piet Zwaan, a lonely classmate. Piet's stories and silences show Thomas the scars the occupation left on both of them.
Originally published in Dutch as «Winterijs» in 2001; Italian translation by Franco Paris. It won the Gouden Griffel and Woutertje Pieterse Prijs awards in 2002.
For readers aged 12 and up interested in stories about war, friendship, and memory.
