Author: Glynis Peters
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
ISBN: 0008492379
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 341
Book Description
From the internationally bestselling author of The Secret Orphan comes her brand new unputdownable historical fiction novel!
The Red Cross Orphans (The Red Cross Orphans, Book 1)
Author: Glynis Peters
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
ISBN: 0008492379
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 341
Book Description
From the internationally bestselling author of The Secret Orphan comes her brand new unputdownable historical fiction novel!
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
ISBN: 0008492379
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 341
Book Description
From the internationally bestselling author of The Secret Orphan comes her brand new unputdownable historical fiction novel!
The Secret Orphan
Author: Glynis Peters
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
ISBN: 0008300941
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 400
Book Description
The USA Today bestseller This is a stunning and memorable page-turner of love, loss and resilience for fans of The Tattooist of Auschwitz Don’t miss The Red Cross Orphans, the brand new historical novel from Glynis Peters coming in November 2021
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
ISBN: 0008300941
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 400
Book Description
The USA Today bestseller This is a stunning and memorable page-turner of love, loss and resilience for fans of The Tattooist of Auschwitz Don’t miss The Red Cross Orphans, the brand new historical novel from Glynis Peters coming in November 2021
The Forgotten Orphan
Author: Glynis Peters
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
ISBN: 0008410755
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
The USA Today Bestseller! A world at war A secret from her past A chance to be together...
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
ISBN: 0008410755
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
The USA Today Bestseller! A world at war A secret from her past A chance to be together...
The Orphan’s Homecoming (The Red Cross Orphans, Book 3)
Author: Glynis Peters
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
ISBN: 0008492433
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 315
Book Description
The USA Today and Globe & Mail Canadian bestseller is back with a brand new gripping and heartfelt historical novel!
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
ISBN: 0008492433
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 315
Book Description
The USA Today and Globe & Mail Canadian bestseller is back with a brand new gripping and heartfelt historical novel!
The Red Cross Orphans
Author: Glynis Peters
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781004073856
Category : Female friendship
Languages : en
Pages : 407
Book Description
Orphan Kitty Pattison is young, naive and ready to do her bit for the war effort when she volunteers with the Red Cross and pledges to help those most in need. It's one of the most nerve-wracking moments of her life, but then she meets fellow volunteers Joan Norfolk and Trixie Dunn, and a bond of friendship is forged in the fire of life on the wards during the Blitz. Days are spent nursing injured soldiers back to life and nights are spent anticipating bombs falling from the sky and then trawling through the wreckage to save who she can, but the light and laughter she finds with Jo and Trix see Kitty through the darkest hours. And when Kitty starts growing closer to handsome Canadian doctor Michael McCarthy, it's her friends who help her to find the courage to realise that no matter what has happened or what is to come, we all deserve love.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781004073856
Category : Female friendship
Languages : en
Pages : 407
Book Description
Orphan Kitty Pattison is young, naive and ready to do her bit for the war effort when she volunteers with the Red Cross and pledges to help those most in need. It's one of the most nerve-wracking moments of her life, but then she meets fellow volunteers Joan Norfolk and Trixie Dunn, and a bond of friendship is forged in the fire of life on the wards during the Blitz. Days are spent nursing injured soldiers back to life and nights are spent anticipating bombs falling from the sky and then trawling through the wreckage to save who she can, but the light and laughter she finds with Jo and Trix see Kitty through the darkest hours. And when Kitty starts growing closer to handsome Canadian doctor Michael McCarthy, it's her friends who help her to find the courage to realise that no matter what has happened or what is to come, we all deserve love.
The Orphan Thief
Author: Glynis Peters
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
ISBN: 0008374627
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 278
Book Description
From the international bestselling author of The Secret Orphan
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
ISBN: 0008374627
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 278
Book Description
From the international bestselling author of The Secret Orphan
The Orphan’s Letters (The Red Cross Orphans, Book 2)
Author: Glynis Peters
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
ISBN: 0008492409
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 318
Book Description
The USA Today and Globe & Mail Canadian bestseller is back with a brand new gripping and heartfelt historical novel!
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
ISBN: 0008492409
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 318
Book Description
The USA Today and Globe & Mail Canadian bestseller is back with a brand new gripping and heartfelt historical novel!
The Winter Orphans
Author: Kristin Beck
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0593101588
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 417
Book Description
A poignant and ultimately triumphant novel based on the incredible true story of children who braved the formidable danger of guarded, wintry mountain passes in France to escape the Nazis, from the acclaimed author of Courage, My Love. Southern France, 1942 In a remote corner of France, Jewish refugee Ella Rosenthal has finally found a safe haven. It has been three years since she and her little sister, Hanni, left their parents to flee Nazi Germany, and they have been pursued and adrift in the chaos of war ever since. Now, they shelter among one hundred other young refugees in a derelict castle overseen by the Swiss Red Cross. Swiss volunteers Rösli Näf and Anne-Marie Piguet uphold a common mission: to protect children in peril. Rösli, a stubborn and resourceful nurse, directs the colony of Château de la Hille, and has created a thriving community against all odds. Anne-Marie, raised by Swiss foresters, becomes both caretaker and friend to the children, and she vows to do whatever is necessary to keep them safe. However, when Germany invades southern France, safeguarding Jewish refugees becomes impossible. Château de la Hille faces unrelenting danger, and Rösli and Anne-Marie realize that the only way to protect the eldest of their charges is to smuggle them out of France. Relying on Rösli's fierce will and Anne-Marie's knowledge of secret mountain paths, they plot escape routes through vast Nazi-occupied territory to the distant border. Amid staggering risk, Ella and Hanni embark on a journey that, if successful, could change the course of their lives and grant them a future.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0593101588
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 417
Book Description
A poignant and ultimately triumphant novel based on the incredible true story of children who braved the formidable danger of guarded, wintry mountain passes in France to escape the Nazis, from the acclaimed author of Courage, My Love. Southern France, 1942 In a remote corner of France, Jewish refugee Ella Rosenthal has finally found a safe haven. It has been three years since she and her little sister, Hanni, left their parents to flee Nazi Germany, and they have been pursued and adrift in the chaos of war ever since. Now, they shelter among one hundred other young refugees in a derelict castle overseen by the Swiss Red Cross. Swiss volunteers Rösli Näf and Anne-Marie Piguet uphold a common mission: to protect children in peril. Rösli, a stubborn and resourceful nurse, directs the colony of Château de la Hille, and has created a thriving community against all odds. Anne-Marie, raised by Swiss foresters, becomes both caretaker and friend to the children, and she vows to do whatever is necessary to keep them safe. However, when Germany invades southern France, safeguarding Jewish refugees becomes impossible. Château de la Hille faces unrelenting danger, and Rösli and Anne-Marie realize that the only way to protect the eldest of their charges is to smuggle them out of France. Relying on Rösli's fierce will and Anne-Marie's knowledge of secret mountain paths, they plot escape routes through vast Nazi-occupied territory to the distant border. Amid staggering risk, Ella and Hanni embark on a journey that, if successful, could change the course of their lives and grant them a future.
The Children’s Republic of Gaudiopolis
Author: Gergely Kunt
Publisher: Central European University Press
ISBN: 9633864445
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
Gaudiopolis (The City of Joy) was a pedagogical experiment that operated in a post–World War II orphanage in Budapest. This book tells the story of this children’s republic that sought to heal the wounds of wartime trauma, address prejudice and expose the children to a firsthand experience of democracy. The children were educated in freely voicing their opinions, questioning authority, and debating ideas. The account begins with the saving of hundreds of Jewish children during the Siege of Budapest by the Lutheran minister Gábor Sztehlo together with the International Red Cross. After describing the everyday life and practices of self-rule in the orphanage that emerged from this rescue operation, the book tells how the operation of the independent children’s home was stifled after the communist takeover and how Gaudiopolis was disbanded in 1950. The book then discusses how this attempt of democratization was erased from collective memory. The erasure began with the banning of a film inspired by Gaudiopolis. The Communist Party financed Somewhere in Europe in 1947 as propaganda about the construction of a new society, but the film’s director conveyed a message of democracy and tolerance instead of adhering to the tenets of socialist realism. The book breaks the subsequent silence on “The City of Joy,” which lasted until the fall of the Iron Curtain and beyond.
Publisher: Central European University Press
ISBN: 9633864445
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
Gaudiopolis (The City of Joy) was a pedagogical experiment that operated in a post–World War II orphanage in Budapest. This book tells the story of this children’s republic that sought to heal the wounds of wartime trauma, address prejudice and expose the children to a firsthand experience of democracy. The children were educated in freely voicing their opinions, questioning authority, and debating ideas. The account begins with the saving of hundreds of Jewish children during the Siege of Budapest by the Lutheran minister Gábor Sztehlo together with the International Red Cross. After describing the everyday life and practices of self-rule in the orphanage that emerged from this rescue operation, the book tells how the operation of the independent children’s home was stifled after the communist takeover and how Gaudiopolis was disbanded in 1950. The book then discusses how this attempt of democratization was erased from collective memory. The erasure began with the banning of a film inspired by Gaudiopolis. The Communist Party financed Somewhere in Europe in 1947 as propaganda about the construction of a new society, but the film’s director conveyed a message of democracy and tolerance instead of adhering to the tenets of socialist realism. The book breaks the subsequent silence on “The City of Joy,” which lasted until the fall of the Iron Curtain and beyond.
Dunant's Dream
Author: Caroline Moorehead
Publisher: Carroll & Graf Pub
ISBN: 9780786706099
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 780
Book Description
Chronicles the history of the Red Cross, from its nineteenth-century humanitarian origins to the complex moral dilemmas it has faced in the twentieth-century
Publisher: Carroll & Graf Pub
ISBN: 9780786706099
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 780
Book Description
Chronicles the history of the Red Cross, from its nineteenth-century humanitarian origins to the complex moral dilemmas it has faced in the twentieth-century