John Boyne 4 Books Collection Set

by John Boyne

 

Please  Note The individual books included in this listing will be dispatched as per  the original UK ISBN and UK edition cover image shown—are included in  the  John Boyne 4 Books Collection Set  (Water, Earth, Fire &  Air):





📚 Books in This



Water





Earth





Fire





Air

 






The  first thing Vanessa Carvin does when she arrives on the island is change her  name. To the locals, she is Willow Hale, a solitary outsider escaping Dublin  to live a hermetic existence in a small cottage, not a notorious woman on the  run from her past. But scandals follow like hunting dogs. And she has some  questions of her own to answer. If her ex-husband is really the monster everyone  says he is, then how complicit was she in his  crimes?


It’s  the tabloid sensation of the two well-known footballers standing in the  dock, charged with sexual assault, a series of vile text messages pointing  towards their guilt. As the trial unfolds, Evan Keogh reflects on the events  that have led him to this moment. Since leaving his island home, his life has  been a lie on many levels. He’s a talented footballer who wanted to be an  artist.


On  the face of it, Freya lives a gilded existence, dancing solely to her own  tune. She has all the trappings of wealth and privilege, a responsible job as  a surgeon specialising in skin grafts, a beautiful flat in a sought-after  development, and a flash car. But it wasn’t always like this. Hers is a life  founded on darkness. Did what happened to Freya as a child.


Being  in limbo, 30,000 feet in the air, offers time to reflect and take stock. For  Aaron Umber, it’s an opportunity to connect with his 14-year-old son as they  travel halfway across the world to meet a woman who isn’t expecting them.  Unsettled by his past, and anxious for his future, Aaron is at a crossroads  in life.

704 pages, Hardcover

Published June 23, 2025

About the author

I was born in Dublin, Ireland, and studied English Literature at Trinity College, Dublin, and Creative Writing at the University of East Anglia, Norwich. In 2015, I was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Letters by UEA.

I’ve published 14 novels for adults, 6 novels for younger readers, and a short story collection. The Boy In The Striped Pyjamas was a New York Times no.1 Bestseller and was adapted for a feature film, a play, a ballet and an opera, selling around 11 million copies worldwide.

Among my most popular books are The Heart’s Invisible Furies, A Ladder to the Sky and My Brother’s Name is Jessica.

I’m also a regular book reviewer for The Irish Times.

In 2012, I was awarded the Hennessy Literary ‘Hall of Fame’ Award for my body of work. I’ve also won 4 Irish Book Awards, and many international literary awards, including the Que Leer Award for Novel of the Year in Spain and the Gustav Heinemann Peace Prize in Germany. In 2015, I was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Letters from the University of East Anglia.

My novels are published in 58 languages.

My 14th adult novel, ALL THE BROKEN PLACES, a sequel and companion novel to THE BOY IN THE STRIPED PYJAMAS, will be published in the UK on September 15th 2022, in the US and Canada on November 29th, and in many foreign language editions in late 2022 and 2023.

Reviews

[HMCNijssen]

Indrukwekkende cyclus van 4 boeken: Water, Aarde, Vuur en Lucht. Je kunt ze apart lezen, maar er is een samenhang die de het de moeite waard maakt om alle 4 delen te lezen. In alle boeken gaat het over kindermisbruik maar vanuit verschillende perspectieven die op elkaar inhaken. Medeplichtigheid, moed, veerkracht komen in alle boeken terug. Lees het wel in het Engels.
Het is spannend geschreven, de verhalen ontvouwen zich en springen van verleden naar heden.

[Anita]

First time reading this author and immediately fell in love with his writing, so fluid and intelligent.
I liked that each book was a novella, short and satisfying.

I would like to read more of John Boyne's publications.

[Andrea Sine]

Although parts of this book were hard to read, the way the stories wove together was simply remarkable. This will be one of my favorite books in quite some time. Beautifully written with characters that are hard to like but also hard to hate.

[Hunter Ingrilli]

A weird mind game where you have sympathy for the antagonist who tends to be the main character in different parts of the book but still loose respect for them.

Really well intertwined stories of the characters from the seperate books.

[Cheryl]

Worthwhile unfolding of an all too common situation that a wife/mother can find herself in.

[Jill Casali]

It was beautifully written. 4 stars only because some of it was so dark & disturbing, which isn’t my cup of tea, I guess. Maybe because I am the parent of a 14 year old.

[Ingrid]

Brilliant challenging. Wonderful author

[Cathy]

Other authors do a better job of telling the same story from different characters involved

[Karen Hancock]

Awesome read. Loved his style. Subject matter is a bit disturbing but not graphic. Four stories all wind together.