Overview
When Hitler invaded Holland in 1939, Edith van Hessen was a popular Dutch high school student. She also happened to be Jewish. In the same month that Anne Frank's family went into hiding, Edith was sent to live with a courageous Protestant family, took a new name, and survived by posing as a gentile. Ultimately one-third of the hidden Dutch Jews were discovered and murdered; most of Edith's family perished. Velmans's memoir is based on her teenage diaries, wartime letters, and reflections as an adult survivor. In recounting wartime events and the details of her feelings as the war runs its course, Edith's Story ultimately affirms life, love, and extraordinary courage. ""The most vivid evocation of the experience of Nazi Occupation that I have ever read."" - The Independent (London)
Full Product Details
Author: Edith Velmans ,
Hester Velmans
Publisher: Van Horton Books
Imprint: Van Horton Books
Edition: 4th ed.
Dimensions:
Width: 12.70cm
, Height: 1.60cm
, Length: 20.30cm
Weight: 0.304kg
ISBN: 9780983550563
ISBN 10: 0983550565
Pages: 276
Publication Date: 01 August 2014
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
""One of the best and most moving memoirs I have ever read."" -- Ruth Rendell, Sunday Times ""The most vivid evocation of the experience of Nazi Occupation I have ever read.""-- The Independent ""It's impossible to get through this inspiring and great-hearted volume dry-eyed, or without admiration for people who so bravely persevere through unimaginable hardship and privation.""-- The Washington Post ""Gives all the pain and pleasure of reading Anne Frank for the first time... ""It holds you with the same intensity as The Diary of Anne Frank and leaves you heart-broken, illuminated, and amazed at the capacity for courage."" -- Esther Freud, The Guardian ""A significant Holocaust memoir... A valuable opportunity to see the situation just outside Anne's attic.""-- Kirkus Reviews
One of the best and most moving memoirs I have ever read. -- Ruth Rendell, Sunday Times The most vivid evocation of the experience of Nazi Occupation I have ever read. -- The Independent It's impossible to get through this inspiring and great-hearted volume dry-eyed, or without admiration for people who so bravely persevere through unimaginable hardship and privation. -- The Washington Post Gives all the pain and pleasure of reading Anne Frank for the first time... It holds you with the same intensity as The Diary of Anne Frank and leaves you heart-broken, illuminated, and amazed at the capacity for courage. -- Esther Freud, The Guardian A significant Holocaust memoir... A valuable opportunity to see the situation just outside Anne's attic. -- Kirkus Reviews
