Touch Wood: A Girlhood in Occupied FranceFour Winds Press, 1988 - 297 Seiten In this autobiographical novel set in Nazi-occupied France, Renee, a young Jewish girl, and her family flee their home in Alsace and live a precarious existence in Paris until Renee and her sister escape to the shelter of a Catholic school in Normandy. |
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... Mulhouse , we'd heard that the Germans would be there in just two days . France was now at war with Germany and was losing ground fast . The Germans wanted to annex Alsace and had ordered the Jews there to leave . My parents had had ...
... Mulhouse , we'd heard that the Germans would be there in just two days . France was now at war with Germany and was losing ground fast . The Germans wanted to annex Alsace and had ordered the Jews there to leave . My parents had had ...
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... Mulhouse . I shut my geography book , thinking , This is it . Maman has stopped putting away the dishes , Papa's face emerges from behind his newspaper , my sisters drop their game of Nain Jaune . I ask , close to panic : " What are we ...
... Mulhouse . I shut my geography book , thinking , This is it . Maman has stopped putting away the dishes , Papa's face emerges from behind his newspaper , my sisters drop their game of Nain Jaune . I ask , close to panic : " What are we ...
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... Mulhouse - and Mme Giroud turns against us ? Maman laughs at the idea . " For a little girl you are much too pessimistic . You've got to be more positive about things ! Mme Giroud is very nice , and so are our neighbors . " Granted ...
... Mulhouse - and Mme Giroud turns against us ? Maman laughs at the idea . " For a little girl you are much too pessimistic . You've got to be more positive about things ! Mme Giroud is very nice , and so are our neighbors . " Granted ...
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afraid Alsace anymore Aunt Fanny bombed catch Charles Trenet Chaumière Denise and Lily door Drancy camp dress exclaims eyes face feel Feigie Flers France French Friday friends Germans girls Grand'mère hair hand happened hate hear heard hide hurry Jewish Jews keep Lafarge leave legs live look Mademoiselle Maman says Marinette Mlle Andrée Mlle Hélène Mlle Juliette Mme Catherine Mme Chavignat morning Mother Superior Mulhouse neighbor never night nuns Papa and Maman Papa says Papa's parents Paris Pépée pray Renée rush Saturday scared scream Sister Geneviève Sister Louise Sister Madeleine sleep smile someone stay stop suddenly sure Suzanne talk tell there's Thérèse de Lisieux thing thought Thursday told tomorrow tonight turn Uncle Maurice voice wait walk wear What's whispers window wish wonder word worry yells