Description
| Product ID: | 9781787463233 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Escape |
| Subtitle: | Our journey home through war-torn Germany |
| Authors: | Author: Barbie Probert-Wright |
| Page Count: | 480 |
| Subjects: | Autobiography: historical, political and military, Autobiography: historical, political & military, True stories of heroism, endurance and survival, European history, Second World War, Relationships and families: advice and issues, True stories of heroism, endurance & survival, European history, Second World War, Family & relationships, Germany, c 1945 to c 1960 |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating Two sisters. One extraordinary true story. Germany, 1945. Trapped between advancing armies, stranded hundreds of miles from their mother, and with their father missing in action, sisters Barbie and Eva were confronted with an impossible choice. Should they stay and face invasion or risk their lives to find their mother?Together, they set out on a perilous three-hundred mile journey on foot across a country ravaged by war. Fuelled by courage and love, Eva and seven-year-old Barbie encounter incredible hardship, extraordinary bravery, and overwhelming generosity. Against all odds, they both survived. But neither sister came out of the journey unscathed . . . This is the powerful true story of their escape. Two sisters. |
| Imprint Name: | Arrow Books Ltd |
| Publisher Name: | Cornerstone |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2019-05-02 |