Book description
In the remote forests of Mauritius, young Raj is almost oblivious of
the Second World War raging beyond his tiny exotic island. With only his
mother for company while his father works as a prison guard, solitary
ever since his brothers died years ago, Raj thinks only of making
friends. One day, the far-away world comes to Mauritius, and Raj meets
David, a Jew exiled from his home in Europe and imprisoned in the camp
where Raj s father works. David becomes the friend that he has always
longed for, a brother to replace those he has lost. Raj knows that he
must help David to escape. As they flee through sub-tropical landscapes
and devastating storms, the boys battle hunger and malaria and forge a
friendship only death can destroy. The Last Brother is a powerful,
poetic novel that sheds new light on a little-explored aspect of
20th-century history. In the remote forests of Mauritius, young Raj is
almost oblivious of the Second World War raging beyond his tiny exotic
island. With only his mother for company while his father works as a
prison guard, solitary ever since his brothers died years ago, Raj
thinks only of making friends. One day, the far-away world comes to
Mauritius, and Raj meets David, a Jew exiled from his home in Europe and
imprisoned in the camp where Raj s father works. David becomes the
friend that he has always longed for, a brother to replace those he has
lost. Raj knows that he must help David to escape. As they flee through
sub-tropical landscapes and devastating storms, the boys battle hunger
and malaria and forge a friendship only death can destroy. The Last
Brother is a powerful, poetic novel that sheds new light on a
little-explored aspect of 20th-century history.
