The Girl From Huizen
by Paulette Mahurin
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Pub Date Jun 02 2023 | Archive Date Jun 04 2023
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Description
The German occupation of the Netherlands brings with it food shortages, harsh treatment for resistants and deportation of Jews. The changes dramatically affect Rosamond Jansen’s life on her family’s farm on the outskirts of Huizen. When she finds herself under constant surveillance and oppressive treatment in her government typist job and the Nazis deport her best friend, her resentment turns to fear and a deepening hatred. Verbal cruelty, belittlement and emotional turmoil take their toll on her until a man arrives at the farm who, along with her uncle from Amsterdam, enlist her father into resistance work. When her father does not return home, Rosamond, too, is drawn into resistance activity. As more people disappear from her life, her involvement goes deeper, bringing her to a villa in Huizen where a woman named Madelief has a secret. As Rosamond becomes close to Madelief and the secret is revealed, her life starts to unravel.
Based on actual events at the villa, The Girl from Huizen tells the story of how Rosamond, working with Madelief, dared to defy the SS and their collaborators. But this is no ordinary Resistance versus Nazi story, rather it is a story of a shocking and unexpected unfolding where flames of tension ignite the page, as loss and grief consume and drive the girl from Huizen. It is a powerful story about the trusting friendship between two women. Ultimately The Girl from Huizen is a homage to the brave resistance members who risked everything to fight against Nazi oppression. Their efforts saved thousands upon thousands of lives.
Advance Praise
One of Mahurin's best. HH
I didn't believe the facts presented were true until I did the research on line and viola, it's really. This events at the villa really did happen. Amazing. JJ
I can't stop thinking of Roz, the protagonist and what she went through to help others. Heroc female figure. Love her. DA.
Read this in two days. TM
Fast paced, compelling read. PM
Available Editions
| ISBN | 9798393347765 |
| PRICE | $0.99 (USD) |
| PAGES | 244 |
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