Boat of Stone (ePub)
A Novel
(Sprache: Englisch)
"An extremely readable and ultimately moving novel" based on the true story of a boatful of Jewish refugees refused entry to Palestine (The New York Times).
In October 1940, as the storm clouds of World War II gathered, the SS Atlantic set sail for...
In October 1940, as the storm clouds of World War II gathered, the SS Atlantic set sail for...
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"An extremely readable and ultimately moving novel" based on the true story of a boatful of Jewish refugees refused entry to Palestine (The New York Times).
In October 1940, as the storm clouds of World War II gathered, the SS Atlantic set sail for Palestine. A condemned and overcrowded ship, it was overflowing with bedraggled Jewish refugees who, having bought their way out of Nazi Germany and Austria, hoped to find safety from the concentration camps that had begun to claim their brethren. But they were not destined to find the shelter they sought.
In this poignant novel, Hanna Sommerfeld recalls her long-ago voyage on the Atlantic-a journey plagued by epidemics and food shortages that led not to freedom but, improbably, to incarceration in a British penal colony off the eastern coast of Africa. For Hanna, it would also lead to a heartbreaking loss.
Weaving Hanna's current life with her son's family in Haifa, Israel, with her memories of marriage and her coming-of-age in the jungles of Mauritius, Boat of Stone is a unique Holocaust story that not only reveals a little-known chapter of history, but also introduces one of the most unforgettable characters you are likely to meet: a gritty, humorous, wise, and adventurous woman who refuses to become a victim. It is "a splendid novel" from National Book Award finalist Maureen Earl, author of Gulliver Quick (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel).
In October 1940, as the storm clouds of World War II gathered, the SS Atlantic set sail for Palestine. A condemned and overcrowded ship, it was overflowing with bedraggled Jewish refugees who, having bought their way out of Nazi Germany and Austria, hoped to find safety from the concentration camps that had begun to claim their brethren. But they were not destined to find the shelter they sought.
In this poignant novel, Hanna Sommerfeld recalls her long-ago voyage on the Atlantic-a journey plagued by epidemics and food shortages that led not to freedom but, improbably, to incarceration in a British penal colony off the eastern coast of Africa. For Hanna, it would also lead to a heartbreaking loss.
Weaving Hanna's current life with her son's family in Haifa, Israel, with her memories of marriage and her coming-of-age in the jungles of Mauritius, Boat of Stone is a unique Holocaust story that not only reveals a little-known chapter of history, but also introduces one of the most unforgettable characters you are likely to meet: a gritty, humorous, wise, and adventurous woman who refuses to become a victim. It is "a splendid novel" from National Book Award finalist Maureen Earl, author of Gulliver Quick (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel).
Autoren-Porträt von Maureen Earl
Maureen Earl, the daughter of an RAF pilot and a French mother, was born in Cairo and educated throughout the world, and worked as a journalist with an Emmy-winning documentary filmmaker in Australia, New Zealand and the United States.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Maureen Earl
- 2015, 254 Seiten, Englisch
- Verlag: The Permanent Press
- ISBN-10: 1453293701
- ISBN-13: 9781453293706
- Erscheinungsdatum: 14.04.2015
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Pressezitat
“In a powerful second novel, Maureen Earl puts a new and fascinating twist on an old story: the Holocaust as experienced by a boatload of Jewish refugees who are refused entrance to Palestine and are imprisoned by the British on the tropical island of Mauritius. Her clean, flowing style and expert storytelling turn what could have been just another grim historical footnote into an extremely readable and ultimately moving novel.” —The New York Times
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