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The English German Girl
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The English German Girl
Rosa Klein escapes Nazi Berlin on a Kindertransport train — and vows she will not rest until her family is safe.
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About the Ebook
This powerful, meticulously researched novel is a moving tale of one girl's struggle against a world in turmoil. In 1930s Berlin, choked by the tightening of Hitler's fist, the Klein family are gradually losing everything that is precious to them. Their fifteen-year-old daughter, Rosa, slips out of Germany on a Kindertransport train to begin a new life in England. Charged with the task of securing a safe passage for her family, she vows that she will not rest until they are safe. But as war breaks out and she loses contact with her parents, Rosa finds herself wondering if there are some vows that can't be kept ... A sweeping tale of love and loss, with the poignant story of the Kindertransport at its heart, this is an exceptional accomplishment from one of Britain's bravest and most vibrant writers.Why You'll Love This Ebook
- A sweeping novel of love and loss with the Kindertransport at its heart
- Meticulously researched and movingly told debut from Jake Wallis Simons
- A powerful account of one girl's impossible promise in an impossible world
- Read another celebrated title from Polygon - an imprint of Birlinn Ltd
About the Author
Jake Wallis Simons is a novelist, journalist and graphic artist. His acclaimed first novel, The Exiled Times of a Tibetan Jew, was named by the Independent on Sunday as a Book of the Year. Jake writes features for the Times, the Guardian, the Independent on Sunday, the Telegraph, La Repubblica and other publications, and his work has been featured in The Week magazine. He is a contributor to BBC Radio 4's From Our Own Correspondent. Born in London in 1978, Jake was awarded a first-class degree in English from St Peter's College, Oxford, before undertaking a PhD in Creative Writing at the University of East Anglia. Jake is a Fellow of The Royal Society of Arts, and Practitioner-in-Residence at Bournemouth University. He lives with his family in Winchester.Publication Details
Publisher: Polygon (an imprint of Birlinn Ltd)
Publication Date: 01 May 2011
Print Length: 346 pages (Ebook edition)
ISBN (Ebook): 9780857900159
Format: Ebook
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