Saving Elli
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Saving Elli
Saving Elli
A gripping true story of sacrifice, sabotage, survival and impossible choices, in the darkest days of war.
One child. Two years in hiding. Three lives in mortal danger.
In Nazi-occupied Amsterdam, near Anne Frank's house, another Jewish girl is hidden. Her name is Elli. Her father has been executed at Mauthausen concentration camp. Her mother is fleeing for her life. Elli is next.
To save her, resistance couple Frits and Jo Hakkens must risk everything, concealing her in a secret space above the ceiling. With shrewd cunning and unflinching courage, they outwit the Gestapo, survive relentless searches, and face betrayal from those they once trusted.
By night, Frits forges ID papers; by day, he sabotages warplanes at the Luftwaffe plant. Jo works in the shadows, aiding Jewish fugitives and smuggling underground newspapers through a city crawling with enemy patrols.
But, with the Germans closing in, how much longer can they hold out?
Saving Elli captures the heart-wrenching reality of life under occupation and the unyielding bravery of those who dared to stand against tyranny.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781991142054
Publisher: Allen & Unwin Aotearoa New Zealand
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 02 September 2025
Country: New Zealand
Imprint: A&U New Zealand
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Width: 153.0mm
Height: 234.0mm
Weight: 0g
Pages: 336
About the Author
Doug Gold has had a long and successful media career. With a business partner, he set up the More FM radio network and, later, was a founding partner of NRS Media, an international media company with offices in London, Atlanta, Toronto and Sydney. He has won numerous broadcasting awards and consulted to major media networks globally. He lives in Wellington with his wife, Anemarie.
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