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The Open Window

Georgette Elgey

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Description:Ms. Elgey spoke fondly of her childhood in Paris, describing it as a privileged “cocoon.” That changed with World War II, when she and her mother were forced to flee under France’s pro-Nazi Vichy regime. Though they were Roman Catholic converts, they were also of Jewish origin, and they were stopped and imprisoned at the demarcation line between occupied France and the free south.After being held for 15 days, Ms. Elgey and her mother were “miraculously liberated” by a German soldier and managed to hide in a home owned by French and German families, she recalled in an interview in 2012 with L’Express. She slept in a room with the window open in case German soldiers showed up and she needed to escape. The experience would inspire her to write her memoir “La Fenêtre Ouverte” (“The Open Window”), published in 1973.newtico.com/georgette-elgey-90-dies-w...We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Open Window. To get started finding The Open Window, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Publisher: Woburn Press

Release: 1973

ISBN: 0713001224

Description: Ms. Elgey spoke fondly of her childhood in Paris, describing it as a privileged “cocoon.” That changed with World War II, when she and her mother were forced to flee under France’s pro-Nazi Vichy regime. Though they were Roman Catholic converts, they were also of Jewish origin, and they were stopped and imprisoned at the demarcation line between occupied France and the free south.After being held for 15 days, Ms. Elgey and her mother were “miraculously liberated” by a German soldier and managed to hide in a home owned by French and German families, she recalled in an interview in 2012 with L’Express. She slept in a room with the window open in case German soldiers showed up and she needed to escape. The experience would inspire her to write her memoir “La Fenêtre Ouverte” (“The Open Window”), published in 1973.newtico.com/georgette-elgey-90-dies-w...We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Open Window. To get started finding The Open Window, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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