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Among the Reeds: The true Story of how a Family survived the Holocaust

Among the Reeds: The true Story of how a Family survived the Holocaust - Paperback

by Tammy Bottner
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Availability:In StockContributor:Tammy BottnerSeries:Holocaust Survivor True StoriesPublish date:2017-06-08Pages:282
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Amsterdam PublishersISBN-13:9789492371287ISBN-10:9492371286UPC:9789492371287Book Category:Biography & Autobiography, HistoryBook Subcategory:Historical, Modern, Western EuropeBook Topic:20th CenturySize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.59 inchesWeight:0.84Product ID:SC2TS6KHYZ

A young Jewish mother. A Nazi occupation bent on genocide. A heart-breaking decision that will tear a young family apart.

Belgium, 1940. Melly Bottner is just eighteen with a three-week old newborn son when the Nazi occupation of Belgium begins. She and her young husband Genek live in fear as it becomes obvious that all Jews will soon be taken. Watching friends and neighbors disappear as the Germans carry out their shocking purge, the young family confronts an awful truth: if they are to survive, they must rip their own family into pieces.

In this biography from Melly's point of view, author and granddaughter Tammy Bottner delivers a true and moving family memoir. This meticulously written and researched account brings to life the horrific decisions Bottner's grandparents had to make simply to survive. Through their monumental choices, Tammy Bottner's grandparents ensured the survival of their family and made their post-war reunion possible.

Among the Reeds is a deeply personal family memoir that is part-biography, part psychological observation of the extraordinary wartime lives of a persecuted people. If you like true stories of courage, heart-stopping near misses, and tear-jerking choices, then you'll love Tammy Bottner's compelling account.

Languages:EnglishPublisher:Amsterdam PublishersISBN-13:9789492371287ISBN-10:9492371286UPC:9789492371287Book Category:Biography & Autobiography, HistoryBook Subcategory:Historical, Modern, Western EuropeBook Topic:20th CenturySize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.59 inchesWeight:0.84Product ID:SC2TS6KHYZ
Bottner, Tammy: - I am a physician, writer, and mom. I am also the child and grandchild of Holocaust survivors. I have been fascinated for years about the legacy I carry. It is a heavy one. In my new book I explore the science of epigenetics, the idea that traumatic life events change one's genes, and that these altered genes may be passed along to subsequent generations (such as myself). In the book I recount the way my grandparents managed to save both themselves and their young children in the darkest days of European history. The book is an homage to my dad, a child survivor who was a 'hidden child', sequestered in a Belgian convent for 21/2 years when he was only a toddler.
Publisher: Amsterdam Publishers

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