Re: Title of a school book

"Kris Baker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> "Donna Pedaci" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> > "SteveTBM" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> > > Hi All,
> > >
> > > I'm trying to name a book that was read to my primary school class
back
> in
> > > c1977. I have very little to go on but here goes:-
> > >
> > > In the beginning of the book there are two brothers. The younger
brother
> > is
> > > sickly. There is a fire in their house and the elder brother jumps out
> of
> > > the window with his sickly younger brother thus killing himself but
> saving
> > > the brother.
> > > The elder brother returns to the sickly brother (In a dream?) and
tells
> > him
> > > not to worry as there is an afterworld where they shall meet again.
> Also,
> > > time passes at a different rate so the younger brother leads a full
life
> > yet
> > > the elder brother only waits a few days to be reunited.
> > >
> > >
> > > Sorry its not a lot. Any ideas?
> > >
> > > Steve.
>
> > Hello! I am fairly certain this is The Brothers Lionheart by Astrid
> > Lindgren.
> >
> > Donna Pedaci
>
> Donna's right.
>
> This page isn't about the book, but a film of the story:
> http://www.badmovieplanet.com/unknownmovies/reviews/rev333.html
>
> Kris
>
>

Badmovieplanet? That sounds ominous! I'll give it a look though.

Thanks,

Steve

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