The Afterlife of Stars

by Joseph Kertes

Book Overview

As Russian tanks roll through the cobblestone streets of Budapest and shots ring out, young Robert and Attila Beck, inseparable brothers, peer from the boot of a toppled statue of Stalin at the first grisly signs of revolution. The year is 1956. That October day, Russian soldiers will storm their family home, prompting the boys' hurried escape from the city with their parents, grandmother, and two cousins. Not all will survive. Their immediate destination...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0316308110
• ISBN13: 9780316308113
• Release Date: January 2017
• Publisher: Little Brown and Company
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.3"