Markdown
$8.49
The Tin Nose Shop
Format
Paperback $8.49List price: $22.95 List Price This is the manufacturer's recommended retail price. Please note older versions of books may not reflect the most current list price due to price adjustments made on newer printings. We strive to keep the website's list price updated to match the current MSRP, based on information from publishers.
About
A BBC RADIO 2 BOOK CLUB RECOMMENDED READ
INSPIRED BY ONE OF THE LAST GREAT UNTOLD STORIES OF WW1
1916. Young artist Sam Burke is spared death by firing squad on the battlefields of France and brought to a remote castle by the Irish Sea. At the ‘Tin Nose Shop’ he is tasked with creating intricate masks to hide the mutilated faces of his fellow soldiers from the Front. While he tries to come to terms with the death of his best friend and the promise he failed to keep, Sam and the disfigured soldiers struggle to return to their former lives and their loved ones.
A stirring and emotional tale based on the real-life story of the Tin Nose Shop.
'Beautifully written and sensitively observed' Hazel Gaynor
'Beautifully written and thought-provoking' Ruth Hogan
'Will both break your heart and give it wings as it explores the healing powers of friendship, love, hope and purpose' Robin Wells
INSPIRED BY ONE OF THE LAST GREAT UNTOLD STORIES OF WW1
1916. Young artist Sam Burke is spared death by firing squad on the battlefields of France and brought to a remote castle by the Irish Sea. At the ‘Tin Nose Shop’ he is tasked with creating intricate masks to hide the mutilated faces of his fellow soldiers from the Front. While he tries to come to terms with the death of his best friend and the promise he failed to keep, Sam and the disfigured soldiers struggle to return to their former lives and their loved ones.
A stirring and emotional tale based on the real-life story of the Tin Nose Shop.
'Beautifully written and sensitively observed' Hazel Gaynor
'Beautifully written and thought-provoking' Ruth Hogan
'Will both break your heart and give it wings as it explores the healing powers of friendship, love, hope and purpose' Robin Wells