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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... night if we wanted to , " I whisper . " To tell you the truth I'm a little disappointed in Paris . Aren't you ? The best thing was getting here . . . Like when Papa and I walked across the Vosges Moun- tains . You should have seen the ...
... night if we wanted to , " I whisper . " To tell you the truth I'm a little disappointed in Paris . Aren't you ? The best thing was getting here . . . Like when Papa and I walked across the Vosges Moun- tains . You should have seen the ...
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... night here ! We must do something - it's now or never ! ” " But what can we do this late in the day ? Curfew is just about an hour away ! " Maman says . Papa looks at his pocket watch and nods , sighing . " But isn't it tomorrow that ...
... night here ! We must do something - it's now or never ! ” " But what can we do this late in the day ? Curfew is just about an hour away ! " Maman says . Papa looks at his pocket watch and nods , sighing . " But isn't it tomorrow that ...
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... night . " Wait ! " I exclaim , suddenly struck by a wonderful idea . I jump out of bed , and fumbling in my night - table drawer , I take out a rumpled piece of waxed paper . " Here , " I say , triumphant . " Help yourselves ! " I open ...
... night . " Wait ! " I exclaim , suddenly struck by a wonderful idea . I jump out of bed , and fumbling in my night - table drawer , I take out a rumpled piece of waxed paper . " Here , " I say , triumphant . " Help yourselves ! " I open ...
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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