Shadows of a Childhood
A Novel of War and Friendship
by Elisabeth Gille
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Two little Jewish girls, ages 5 and 7, are hidden in a French convent during the Nazi occupation of France.
Editions of Shadows of a Childhood
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ISBN |
Binding/Format Hardcover |
Publisher New Pr |
Date 1998 |
Price $1.00 |
 Used, Very Good |
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ISBN |
Binding/Format Paperback |
Publisher New Pr |
Date 1999 |
Price $1.00 |
Used, Good |
Publisher Notes
Two young Jewish girls are hidden in a Bordeaux convent to escape the Nazi roundup. After the war, one girl resumes a normal life, while the other searches for answers about their parents' disappearance.
Media Reviews
"[An] unsettling and uncompromising novel....Her theme in 'Shadows of a Childhood' is refusal--the refusal to forget or to cease struggling against indifference, denial, lies."
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