The extraordinary #1 New York Times bestseller that will be in movie theaters on November 15, 2013. And I can’t believe I just found this out!?

I received Markus Zusak’s unforgettable story for my birthday when I turned 21 and it is still my favourite and most recommended book. It’s about the magic of words; about the ability of books to feed the soul.

Narrated by Death, it tells of a young girl taken in by the Hubermanns in Nazi-Germany and her discovery of the power of books and words and the stories hidden within them. According to the people behind the production it’s a small story really, about, among other things:

* A girl
* Some words
* An accordionist
* Some fanatical Germans
* A Jewish fist fighter
* And quite a lot of thievery”
― Death, The Book Thief

 A still from the movie. Geoffrey Rush portraying Hans Hubermann and Sophie Nélisse the book thief herself, Liesl.

I know the movie is never as good as the book, but I sure hope they get this one right…