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– May 11, 2012
A true-life thriller about a young couple, married one day in Belgium, who awake the next day to find out that the Nazis had invaded. The young couple decides to flee and the rest of the book is about their efforts to find safety and a way out of Europe. They were stymied not only by bombs, Nazis, informers, cold and near-starvation, but also by the paper wall that kept out refugees from wherever they sought refuge, including Portugal. Illustrations by Piller-Greenspan, an accomplished artist, accompany this lively, clear text printed in rather large print with ample leading between lines.
Marcia W. Posner, Ph.D., of the Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center of Nassau County, is the library and program director. An author and playwright herself, she loves reviewing for JBW and reading all the other reviews and articles in this marvelous periodical.