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The girl from the train / Irma Joubert ; translation by Elsa Silke.

The girl from the train / Irma Joubert ; translation by Elsa Silke.
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ISBN 0529102374 (paperback)
9780529102379 (paperback)
Name Joubert, Irma author.
Uniform title Meisje uit de trein. English
Title The girl from the train / Irma Joubert ; translation by Elsa Silke.
Published Nashville, Tennessee Thomas Nelson, [2015]
©2015
Description x, 370 pages ; 22 cm.
Summary As World War II draws to a close, Jakób 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 Jakób 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. Jakób 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, Jakób 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.
Subjects Afrikaans fiction -- Translations into English
Courage -- Fiction
Coming of age -- Fiction
Poland -- World War, 1939-1945 -- Fiction
Africa -- World War, 1939-1945 -- Fiction
Genre Historical fiction
Other Names Silke, Elsa translator.
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