| A Good Place to Hide: How One French Village Saved Thousands of Lives in World War II Contributor(s): Grose, Peter (Author), Elfer, Julian (Read by) |
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ISBN: 1522655832 ISBN-13: 9781522655831 Publisher: Audible Studios on Brilliance OUR PRICE: $8.99 Product Type: MP3 CD - Other Formats Published: May 2016 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Holocaust - History | Europe - France - History | Military - World War Ii |
| Dewey: 940.531 |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 5.3" W x 6.7" (0.26 lbs) |
| Themes: - Topical - Holocaust - Chronological Period - 1940's - Cultural Region - French |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The untold story of an isolated French community that banded together to offer sanctuary and shelter to over 3,500 Jews in the throes of World War II. Nobody asked questions; nobody demanded money. Villagers lied, covered up, procrastinated, and concealed, but most importantly they welcomed. This is the story of an isolated community in the upper reaches of the Loire Valley that conspired to save the lives of 3,500 Jews under the noses of the Germans and the soldiers of Vichy France. It is the story of a pacifist Protestant pastor who broke laws and defied orders to protect the lives of total strangers. It is the story of an 18-year-old Jewish boy from Nice who forged 5,000 sets of false identity papers to save other Jews and French Resistance fighters from the Nazi concentration camps. And it is the story of a community of good men and women who offered sanctuary, kindness, solidarity, and hospitality to people in desperate need, knowing full well the consequences to themselves. Powerful and richly told, A Good Place to Hide speaks to the goodness and courage of ordinary people in extraordinary circumstances. |