An epic historical novel, inspired by the harrowing five-year journey Alison Pick’s own grandparents embarked on during the Second World War.
A compelling saga that takes us deep inside the world of one Jewish family during the lead-up to the Nazi occupation of Czechoslovakia in 1939. As the German forces close in on Czech territory, the Bauers’ world starts to crumble. Pavel and Anneliese, the parents of six-year-old Pepik, are forced to make a heart-wrenching decision: should they send their only child away on the Kindertransport?
Alison Pick
About the Author
Alison Pick’s novel about Czechoslovakian Jews during the Nazi occupation was informed by her family history: her father came from a family of Czech Jews but was raised a Christian.
