The sisters of Auschwitz : the true story of two Jewish sisters' resistance in the heart of Nazi territory / Roxane van Iperen ; translated from the Dutch by Joni Zwart.
Language: English Original language: Dutch Publication details: London : Seven Dials, 2020.Description: xii, 302 pages : 1 map ; 20 cmISBN:- 9781841883755 :
- 9781841883748
- 1841883743
- Hooge nest. English.
- Brilleslijper, Janny
- Brilleslijper, Lien
- Brilleslijper family
- Auschwitz (Concentration camp)
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Netherlands -- Biography
- Jewish families -- Netherlands -- Biography
- Sisters -- Netherlands -- Biography
- Holocaust survivors -- Netherlands -- Biography
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Jewish resistance -- Netherlands
- 940.5318320922 23
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item reserves | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Book | Melbourne Athenaeum Library | Biography | 940.531 VAN | Available | 062803 |
Originally published as: 'T hooge nest. Lebowski Publishers, c2018. This translation originally published: 2019.
Includes bibliographical references.
They knew their survival depended on each other. They had to live for each other. It is 1940 and the Final Solution is about to begin. The Nazis have occupied The Netherlands but resistance is growing and two Jewish sisters - Janny and Lien Brilleslijper - are risking their lives to save those being hunted, through their clandestine safehouse 'The High Nest'. It becomes one of the most important safehouses in the country but when the house and its occupants are betrayed the most terrifying time of the sisters' lives begins. This is the beginning of the end. With German defeat in sight, the Brilleslijper family are put on the last train to Auschwitz, along with Anne Frank and her family. What comes next challenges the sisters beyond human imagination as they are stripped of everything but their courage, resilience and love for each other.
Translated from the Dutch.
