My Name Is Selma
The remarkable memoir of a Jewish Resistance fighter and Ravensbrück survivor
$20.99
- Paperback
224 pages
- Release Date
16 November 2021
Summary
Full of hope and courage, the internationally bestselling memoir of a Dutch Jewish Resistance fighter who survived Ravensbrück concentration camp.
Selma van de Perre was seventeen when the Second World War began. Until then, being Jewish in the Netherlands had been of no consequence. But by 1941 it was a matter of life or death. Several times, Selma avoided being rounded up by the Nazis. Then, in an act of defiance, she joined the Resistance movement, using the pseudonym Margareta van…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781784165673 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1784165670 |
| Author: | Selma van de Perre, Alice Tetley-Paul, Anna Asbury |
| Publisher: | Transworld Publishers Ltd |
| Imprint: | Black Swan |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 224 |
| Release Date: | 16 November 2021 |
| Weight: | 180g |
| Dimensions: | 200mm x 130mm x 15mm |
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Critics Review
Shows us how to find hope in hopelessness and light in darkness.
Shows us how to find hope in hopelessness and light in darkness. * EDITH EGER, author of THE CHOICE and THE GIFT *
It is impossible not to marvel at her steadiness and courage. * TLS *
The most extraordinary story. * James Holland *
An incredible tale of heroics and survival. * DAN SNOW *
Selma van de Perre risked everything to help defeat Hitler… An incredible life story. * The Mirror *
Astonishing, inspirational and important… Now, more than ever, we all need to hear Selma van de Perre’s words and experiences. * ARIANA NEUMANN, author of When Time Stopped *
With the possible exception of Anne Frank, there seems to be no other wartime account that so profoundly relates a young woman’s coming of age, emotionally and politically… A full-length, first-hand thriller. * The Jewish Chronicle *
About The Author
Selma van de Perre
Selma van de Perre was a member of the Dutch Resistance organization TD Group during the Second World War. Shortly after the war she moved to London, where she worked for the BBC and met her future husband, the Belgian journalist Hugo van de Perre. For a number of years she worked as foreign correspondent for a Dutch television station. In 1983 Selma van de Perre received the Dutch Resistance Memorial Cross and in 2021 she received a Royal Distinction, conferred by the Dutch Ambassador in London. Selma is one of the few remaining survivors of Ravensbrück concentration camp who are still alive today. She lives in London and has a son.
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