Surprise Castle
/Books/History/Wars & Conflicts/World War II
The Bride's Trunk: A Story of War and Reconciliation

The Bride's Trunk: A Story of War and Reconciliation - Paperback

by Ingrid Dixon
$10.99
Quantity
01

Pay over time for orders over $35.00 with

Availability:In StockContributor:Ingrid DixonPublish date:2016-08-01Pages:226
Language:EnglishPublisher:Cloudshill PressISBN-13:9780993508028ISBN-10:993508022UPC:9780993508028Book Category:History, Family & RelationshipsBook Subcategory:Social History, Wars & Conflicts, Marriage & Long Term RelationshipsBook Topic:World War IISize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.48 inchesWeight:0.6812Product ID:SC3XRRQH1E

"An extraordinary narrative"

"Carefully pieced together from personal and official documents, oral testimony and material objects"

"A gripping and moving story, with excellent illustrations."

A TRUE STORY OF LOVE AND RECONCILIATION IN THE AFTERMATH OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR

Minny leaves Germany on a bitterly cold morning in December 1946. She travels to England to marry Jim, a British Intelligence Corps soldier in the Allied armies that defeated the Nazi regime in 1945 and occupied the devastated nation. Minny has survived British and American bombs and witnessed the destruction of Aachen, her ancient and beautiful city. How will a German woman cope in austere post-war Britain, where she is still regarded as the enemy? Illustrated with almost 100 images and original documents, The Bride's Trunk describes the adventures of an unremarkable piece of luggage and three generations of its owners, whose journeys across Europe are determined by the turbulent events of twentieth century history.

Language:EnglishPublisher:Cloudshill PressISBN-13:9780993508028ISBN-10:993508022UPC:9780993508028Book Category:History, Family & RelationshipsBook Subcategory:Social History, Wars & Conflicts, Marriage & Long Term RelationshipsBook Topic:World War IISize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.48 inchesWeight:0.6812Product ID:SC3XRRQH1E
Dixon, Ingrid: - Ingrid Dixon studied German and Italian at the University of Bristol, education at the University of Cambridge and art history at the Courtauld Institute in London. She has written teaching material and taught German and academic English at the University of Cambridge. Her MA research on a 14th Century Italian altarpiece, brought to Britain by Victorian architect George Edmund Street, architect of the London Law Courts, has been published in Italy. She and her husband have two adult children and four young grandchildren.
Publisher: Cloudshill Press

Contributor(s)

Ingrid Dixon

Author

Ingrid Dixon

Free shipping on orders over $75. Standard shipping takes 3-7 business days. Returns accepted within 30 days of purchase.

Recently Viewed

View All