Edith's story : the true story of how one young girl escaped the Holocaust
Velmans-Van Hessen, Edith, 1925-2025
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In 1940, while the Germans occupied Holland, fourteen-year-old Edith van Hessen was filling her diary with the intimate, carefree details of a typical teenager's life. By 1942, as Edith was contemplating her first kiss, the Germans had begun to escalate their war against the Jewish population. Caught in the cross fire of the Holocaust, Edith began a bitter struggle to survive. This memoir weaves together entries from Edith's diaries with letters smuggled between family members during the occupation, and her own memories. 'Edith's Story' stands as a profoundly important addition to the literature of the Holocaust - a story of one girl's grief, loss, courage, and belief in human goodness in the face of despair.
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Velmans-Van Hessen, Edith, 1925-, author
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London : Virago, 2025.
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256 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 20 cm.
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ISBN:
9780349019161 (pbk. :)
Language:
English
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BRN:
4232652
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