EAN: 9781529921717

THE PAPER MAN - BILLY OCALLAGHAN KARTONIERT (TB)

**A BOOK OF 2023 IN IRISH TIMES  RTÉ GUIDE AND SUNDAY INDEPENDENT** An unforgettable and
sweeping interwar love story  from the Costa-shortlisted and bestselling Irish author of Life
Sentences 'Gorgeous' SARA BAUME 'His most ambitious work to date' JOHN BANVILLE 'A beautiful 
layered novel' ELAINE FEENEY 1980s Cork. Jack Shine discovers a shoe box full of love letters
in his mother's belongings. Rebekah came to Cork alone as a young Jewish refugee from Vienna
when the Second World War broke out. She died soon after  and Jack never learned of his
father's identity. Why did she keep newspaper clippings about a famous footballer player? Who
was 'The Paper Man'? As Jack uncovers his mother's life  he is transported to 1930s Vienna  a
bustling city on the brink of war. At the heart of the action is Matthias Sindelar  one of the
most famous footballers in the world  known as 'The Paper Man' because of his effortless weave
across the pitch. When Sindelar unexpectedly meets Rebekah  both of their lives are changed
forever. As war looms  they must accept that their survival will tear them apart. Based on true
events  The Paper Man is the story of twentieth-century Europe and love against the odds. It is
a story that will take Jack far from Cork and all the way back to Vienna  and towards The Paper
Man.

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