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The Cut Out Girl: A Story of War and Family, Lost and Found: The Costa Book of the Year 2018 by Bart van Es (Hardcover, 2018)
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The last time Lien saw her parents was in The Hague when she was collected at the door by a stranger and taken to a foster family far away to be hidden from the Nazis. What was her side of the story, Bart van Es - a grandson of the couple who looked after Lien - wondered? What really happened during the war, and after? So began an investigation that would consume and transform both Bart van Es's life and Lien's. The Cut Out Girl braids together a powerful recreation of Lien's harrowing childhood story with the present-day account of Bart's efforts to piece that story together. And it embraces the wider picture, too, for Holland was more cooperative in rounding up its Jews for the Nazis than any other Western European country. This is a story about the powerful love and challenges of foster families, and about the ways our most painful experiences - so crucial in defining us - can also be redefined.Product Identifiers
PublisherPenguin Books LTD
ISBN-139780241284995
eBay Product ID (ePID)10046584427
Product Key Features
Number of Pages288 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameThe Cut Out Girl: a Story of War and Family, Lost and Found: the Costa Book of the Year 2018
Publication Year2018
SubjectHistory
TypeTextbook
AuthorBart Van Es
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height222 mm
Item Weight407 g
Item Width144 mm
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
Title_AuthorBart Van Es
TopicFamily History
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- 18 Feb, 2019
Compelling true story. Makes you appreciate the little things now you take for granted.
I am part of a book club and it was my turn to choose 5 books. I heard about this book on Radio 4 and it has won a number of awards. Its a true story of a Jewish girl who was hidden by strangers basically and how they had to keep moving to keep her hidden. The mistakes Lien the Jewish girl accidentally made which revealed her identity. Her story is to be retold by a journalist who is visiting the places Lien stayed and meeting people who remember what happened and add to his research.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 29 Aug, 2018
Life in Holland in World War 2
A very serious and thoughtful account by a man researching the experiences of his previous family generations in Holland during World War 2.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 14 Feb, 2019
The cutout girl
Great book would buy againVerified purchase: YesCondition: New
