… it was raining on Himmel Street when the world ended for Liesel Memi…

Markus Zusak
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… it was raining on Himmel Street when the world ended for Liesel Meminger. The sky was dripping. Like a tap that a child has tried its hardest to turn off but hasn’t quite managed. ✨ Markus Zusak (2013). The Book Thief: Enhanced Movie Tie-in Edition, p.497, RH Childrens Books
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Somewhere in all the snow, she could see her broken heart, in two pieces. ✨ Markus Zusak (2013). The Book Thief: Enhanced Movie Tie-in Edition, p.32, RH Childrens Books
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… it was raining on Himmel Street when the world ended for Liesel Meminger. The sky was dripping. Like a tap that a child has tried its hardest to turn off but hasn’t quite managed. ✨ Markus Zusak (2013). The Book Thief: Enhanced Movie Tie-in Edition, p.497, RH Childrens Books

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