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Subject(s)

• Brilleslijper, Janny [Browse]
• Jaldati, Lin [Browse]
• Auschwitz (Concentration camp) [Browse]
• Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)—Netherlands—Biography [Browse]
• Jewish families—Netherlands—Biography [Browse]
• Sisters—Netherlands—Biography [Browse]
• World War, 1939-1945—Jewish resistance—Netherlands [Browse]
• World War, 1939-1945—Underground movements—Netherlands [Browse]

Translator

Zwart, Joni, 1979- [Browse]

Library of Congress genre(s)

• Biographies [Browse]

Summary note

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 neighbours. 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.

Notes

• Originally published as 't Hooge Nest in Dutch in 2018.
• "First English edition published in Great Britain in 2019 by Seven Dials"--Title page verso.

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references (pages 295-302).

Language note

Text in English, translated from the Dutch.

Contents

• Preface
• War
• The High Nest
• Surviving
• Epilogue
• After the High Nest.

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ISBN

• 9780063097629 ((paperback))
• 0063097621 ((paperback))

OCLC

1262793081

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