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The school that escaped the Nazis
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- Book Synopsis
- 'DEVASTATINGLY AFFECTING' THE TIMES 'EMOTIONALLY COMPELLING' OBSERVER In 1933, as Hitler came to power, schoolteacher Anna Essinger hatched a daring plan: to smuggle all her pupils out of Nazi Germany under the nose of the Gestapo. The - mostly Jewish - children who escaped found a safe haven in Anna's new school, a rundown manor house in southern England, until the outbreak of war in 1939 raised terrifying new dangers. Despite her growing blindness, Anna continued rescuing children throughout the war. Many had lost their families and witnessed unimaginable horrors. But she was determined to instil the belief in all those under her care that there was still a life worth fighting for. 'By turns heartbreaking and inspiring, I could not stop reading this remarkable book' JOSH IRELAND, author of Churchill & Son 'A celebration of what the human spirit can achieve' RABBI JULIA NEUBERGER
- About The Author
- Deborah Cadbury is the author of ten acclaimed books including Queen Victoria's Matchmaking, Princes at War, Chocolate Wars, The Dinosaur Hunters and Seven Wonders of the Industrial World, for which her accompanying BBC series received a BAFTA nomination and which was a Sunday Times bestseller. Before turning to writing full-time she worked for thirty years as a BBC TV producer and executive producer. She has won numerous international awards, including an Emmy.
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9781529365795
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- John Murray, (26 April 2023)
- Number of Pages
- 448
- Weight
- 316 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 194 x 128 x 34 mm
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