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Fritz and Kurt by Jeremy Dronfield
"Extraordinarily touching" - The Jewish Chronicle When everything is taken away from you, love and courage are all you have left. In 1938, the Nazis come to Vienna. They hate anyone who is different, especially Jewish people. Fritz and Kurt's family are Jewish, and that puts them in terrible danger. Fritz, along with his father, is taken to a Nazi prison camp, a terrible place, full of fear. When his father is sent to a certain death, Fritz can't face losing his beloved Papa. He chooses to go with him and fight for survival. Meanwhile, Kurt must go on a frightening journey, all alone, to seek safety on the far side of the world. In this extraordinary true story, Fritz and Kurt must face unimaginable hardships, and the two brothers wonder if they will ever return home . . . A retelling of the Sunday Times bestselling The Boy Who Followed his Father into Auschwitz, a Daily Mail and Sunday Express book of the year: 'Shattering, astonishing' Daily Mail 'Extraordinary' Observer
A harrowing but hard to put down tale* Financial Times *
An emotionally devastating story of courage - and survival * i *
Brilliantly researched and written * Daily Mail *
An extraordinary affecting tale . . . with many twists * The Times *
PRAISE FOR THE BOY WHO FOLLOWED HIS FATHER INTO AUSCHWITZ:
A deeply humane account and a visceral description of everyday life in the camps. Could not be more timely and deserves to have the widest possible readership.
An emotionally devastating story of courage - and survival * i *
Brilliantly researched and written * Daily Mail *
An extraordinary affecting tale . . . with many twists * The Times *
Jeremy Dronfield (Author)
Jeremy Dronfield is a biographer, historian, novelist and former archaeologist. His recent non-fiction titles include Beyond the Call and Dr James Barry: A Woman Ahead of Her Time.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780241565742 |
| ISBN 10 | 024156574X |
| Title | Fritz and Kurt |
| Author | Jeremy Dronfield |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Penguin Random House Children's UK |
| Year published | 2023-01-19 |
| Number of pages | 384 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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