| Description |
viii, 302 pages ; 21 cm |
| Note |
Originally published as 't Hooge Nest in Dutch in 2018. |
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"First English edition published in Great Britain in 2019 by Seven Dials"--Title page verso. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [295]-302). |
| Contents |
Preface -- War -- The High Nest -- Surviving -- Epilogue -- After the High Nest. |
| Summary |
During the Second World War two Jewish sisters -- Janny and Lien Brilleslijper -- run one of the largest hideaways in The Netherlands: The High Nest, a villa in The Gooi area. While the last remaining Jews are being hunted in The Netherlands, the lives of dozens of hideaways kept going for better or for worse, right under the noses of their National Socialist neighbors. Eventually, the nest is exposed and the Brilleslijper family put on one of the last transports to Auschwitz, along with the (Anne) Frank family. Roxane's novelistic eye combined with her rigorous research result in a hugely compelling portrayal of courage, treason and human resilience. |
| Subject |
Brilleslijper, Janny.
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Brilleslijper, Lien.
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Brilleslijper family.
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Auschwitz (Concentration camp)
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Holocaust survivors -- Netherlands.
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Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Netherlands -- Biography.
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Jewish families -- Netherlands -- Biography.
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Sisters -- Netherlands -- Biography.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Jewish resistance -- Netherlands.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Underground movements -- Netherlands.
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| Genre |
Biographies.
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| Added Author |
Iperen, Roxane van.
Hooge nest. English.
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Zwart, Joni, 1979-
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| Added Title |
Jewish sisters' resistance in the heart of Nazi territory |
| ISBN |
9780063097629 |
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0063097621 |
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