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The Girl from the Train Paperback - 2015

by Irma Joubert


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Six-year-old Gretl Schmidt is on a train bound for Auschwitz. Jakb Kowalski is planting a bomb on the tracks.

As World War II draws to a close, Jakb 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 Jakb 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. Jakb 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, Jakb 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.

Praise for The Girl from the Train:

"A riveting read with an endearing, courageous protagonist . . . takes us from war-torn Poland to the veldt of South Africa in a story rich in love, loss, and the survival of the human spirit." --Anne Easter Smith, author of A Rose for the Crown

  • Full-length World War II historical novel
  • International bestseller
  • Includes a glossary

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  • Title The Girl from the Train
  • Author Irma Joubert
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Paperback
  • Pages 384
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Thomas Nelson, New Delhi, India
  • Date 2015-11-03
  • Features Glossary
  • ISBN 9780529102379 / 0529102374
  • Weight 0.75 lbs (0.34 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.6 x 5.5 x 1.1 in (21.84 x 13.97 x 2.79 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 1940's
    • Ethnic Orientation: Jewish
    • Religious Orientation: Christian
    • Religious Orientation: Jewish
    • Topical: Christian Interest
  • Library of Congress subjects Historical fiction, Afrikaans fiction - 21st century
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2014047546
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

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Citations

  • CBA Retailers, 09/01/2015, Page 28
  • Publishers Weekly, 07/06/2015, Page 0
  • Romantic Times, 11/01/2015, Page 41
  • Shelf Awareness, 11/20/2015, Page 0
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