SuitabookTamar
Mal Peet
- Reading
- Try reading a few chapters together first, pausing to distinguish the present-day clues from the wartime narrative. Check in about the book’s fear and tragedy as they arise.
- Themes
- Resistance under occupation: A man called Tamar is involved with resistance fighters in Nazi-occupied Holland. The wartime setting is presented through a personal story associated with fear and horror.
- Love, jealousy and guilt: These are named elements of the earlier Tamar’s story. The relationships are part of a story described as tragic, but the events and their handling are unclear.
- Worth knowing
- The wartime story is associated with daily fear and casual horror, as well as tragedy, jealousy and guilt. Consider whether these themes feel manageable for your reader.