The Dutch orphan, Ellen Keith
Type
Label
The Dutch orphan, Ellen Keith
Language
eng
Index
no index present
Literary Form
fiction
Main title
The Dutch orphan
Oclc number
1374947028
Responsibility statement
Ellen Keith
Summary
When the Nazis invade Amsterdam, singer Johanna Vos watches in horror as the music scene she loves is all but erased, her Jewish friends forbidden from performing. Johanna helps organize the Artists<U+2019> Resistance, an underground network allowing Jews to perform at house concerts. When Johanna hears of a Jewish orphan headed for deportation, she does not think twice. She takes the baby in as her own, hiding the truth from even her own sister, Liesbeth. Meanwhile, Liesbeth finds herself in a dilemma, as her sister<U+2019>s support for the Resistance, but her husband supports the Nazis. When a member of the Dutch Fascist Party sets his eyes on her, her predicament only deepens
Target audience
adult