Shortcuts
Please wait while page loads.
MidCoast Libraries . Default .
PageMenu- Main Menu-
Page content

Catalogue Display

The light after the war: Anita Abriel.

The light after the war: Anita Abriel.
Item Information
Shelf Location Collection Volume Ref. Branch Status Due Date Res.
F/ABR
Sagas Fiction   Taree . On Loan . 11 Apr 2024
F/ABR
Sagas Fiction   Tea Gardens . Available .  
. Catalogue Record 376670 ItemInfo Beginning of record . Catalogue Record 376670 ItemInfo Top of page .
Catalogue Information
Field name Details
ISBN 9781760852405
Shelf Location F/ABR
Author Abriel, Anita
Title The light after the war / Anita Abriel.
Publication Details Sydney, NSW:
©2020 Simon & Schuster,
Collation 340 pages : 24 cm ;
General Note Inspired by the true story of one woman’s extraordinary journey to forge a new life after escaping a train bound for Auschwitz.
Abstract/Summary In 1946 two young Hungarian refugees arrive in Naples after losing everyone they loved before the war. Vera Frankel and her best friend, Edith Ban, are haunted by their terrifying escape from a train headed for Auschwitz after their mothers threw them from the carriage, promising they would follow. But instead the girls find themselves alone in a frozen, alien land. They manage to find refuge and barter for their lives by working on an isolated farm in Austria until the end of the war. Armed with a letter of recommendation from an American general, Vera finds work and new hope at the United States Embassy and, despite her best intentions, falls in love the handsome and enigmatic Captain Anton Wight. But when Anton suddenly disappears, Vera is forced to drastically change course. Their quest to rebuild their lives takes Vera and Edith from Naples to Ellis Island to Venezuela and finally Sydney as they carve out careers – and find love.
Subject Sagas -- Fiction
World War, 1939-1945 -- Refugees -- Fiction
Holocaust survivors -- Fiction
Australian authors -- Fiction
Links to Related Works
Subject References:
Authors:
.
Catalogue Information 376670 Beginning of record . Catalogue Information 376670 Top of page .
Quick Search