The girl from the train
(Large Print)
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Author
Contributors
Silke, Elsa translator.
Published
Waterville, Maine : Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning, 2017.
ISBN
9781410495693, 1410495698
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Published
Waterville, Maine : Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning, 2017.
Format
Large Print
Physical Desc
601 pages (large print) ; 23 cm.
Language
English
ISBN
9781410495693, 1410495698
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 597-598).
Description
Six-year-old Gretl Schmidt is on a train bound for Aushwitz. Jakob Kowalski is planting a bomb on the tracks. As World War II draws to a close, Jakob fights with the Polish resistance against the crushing forces of Germany and Russia. They intend to destroy a German troop transport, but Gretl's unscheduled train reaches the bomb first. Gretl is the only survivor. Though spared from the concentration camp, the orphaned German Jew finds herself lost in a country hostile to her people. When Jakob discovers her, guilt and fatherly compassion prompt him to take her in. For three years, the young man and little girl form a bond over the secrets they must hide from his Catholic family. But she can't stay with him forever. Jakob sends Gretl to South Africa, where German war orphans are promised bright futures with adoptive Protestant families so long as Gretl's Jewish roots, Catholic education, and connections to communist Poland are never discovered. Separated by continents, politics, religion, language, and years, Jakob and Gretl will likely never see each other again. But the events they have both survived and their belief that the human spirit can triumph over the ravages of war have formed a bond of love that no circumstances can overcome.
Language
Translated from the Afrikaans.
Local note
LARGE PRINT
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Joubert, I., & Silke, E. (2017). The girl from the train (Large print edition.). Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Joubert, Irma and Elsa Silke. 2017. The Girl From the Train. Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Joubert, Irma and Elsa Silke. The Girl From the Train Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning, 2017.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Joubert, Irma,, and Elsa Silke. The Girl From the Train Large print edition., Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning, 2017.
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