The Cut Out Girl
A Story of War and Family, Lost and Found
$31.68
- Paperback
288 pages
- Release Date
14 February 2019
Summary
A harrowing true story about a young girl’s struggle to survive Nazi persecution, and a man’s attempt to unveil his family’s secrets.
The last time Lien saw her parents was in the Hague, where she was collected at the door by a stranger and taken away to be hidden from the Nazis. She was raised by her foster family as one of their own, but a falling out after the war put an end of to their relationship. What was her side of the story, Bart van Es - a grandson of the couple who looked …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780241978726 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0241978726 |
| Author: | Bart van Es |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 14 February 2019 |
| Weight: | 233g |
| Dimensions: | 18mm x 129mm x 198mm |
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Critics Review
Astonishing . Van Es has created a masterpiece of history and memoir, concluding on a note of reconciliation, hope and great love
Astonishing. Van Es has created a masterpiece of history and memoir, concluding on a note of reconciliation, hope and great love * Evening Standard *
An extraordinary, harrowing story of loss, survival and love * Guardian *
Deeply moving, this is a remarkable memoir * Sunday Times *
Powerful … extraordinary * Irish Times *
Brought to life with family photographs and diary entries that add further impact to Lien’s harrowing memories and testimony - this deeply affecting and fascinating story is guaranteed to haunt you * Sunday Mirror *
Remarkable - the story of one traumatic childhood, deeply moving, and told with great dexterity, allowing the wisdoms of today to run parallel with the absorbing narrative of wartime events * Penelope Lively *
Compassionate and thoughtfully rendered, the book is both a memorable portrait of a remarkable woman and a testament to the healing power of understanding. A complex and uplifting tale * Kirkus *
A nuanced, moving, and unusual “hidden child” account * Publishers Weekly *
Superb. This is a necessary book - painful, harrowing, tragic, but also uplifting * The Times Book of the Week *
Fascinating, beautifully written. Van Es carefully salvages Lien’s story and creates a deeply moving and complex book about war, atrocity and human suffering * The Oldie *
Bart van Es
Bart van Es was born in the Netherlands and is bilingual in English and Dutch. He now lives with his family in England. He is a Professor of English Literature at the University of Oxford and a Fellow of St Catherine’s College.
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