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Can I read The Tin Snail on EtoBox?
The Tin Snail by Cameron McAllister is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is The Tin Snail about?
In the 1940s world of elegant, luxury automobiles, the Tin Snail is no beauty. But its facing a tough challenge: to carry a farmer and his wife, a flagon of wine and a tray of eggs across a bumpy field in a sleepy French villagewithout spilling a drop or cracking a shell. And then an even bigger challenge comes alongstaying hidden from an officer of the occupying Nazi army, who is bent on stealing the design for the enemy! Loosely inspired by real events, this debut novel from successful screenwriter Cameron McAllister is the story of a brave little car that helped to win a war.
Who reads The Tin Snail?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Cameron McAllister
- Publisher
- Jonathan Cape (Random House Childrens Books a division of the Random House Group)
- Published
- 2014
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780857551290
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Literary Fiction, Fiction, Historical Fiction
- Rating
- 4.13 / 5 (100 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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