The Old Gilt Clock (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781672060110)

During one of the darkest times in human history when millions of innocent Jews and others deemed "undesirables" were being sent to concentration camps to be brutality worked to death or slaughtered, a group of Dutch resistance workers rose up against the atrocities. Their resistance to the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands created a vast counterintelligence, domestic sabotage, and communications network to help hide Jewish people from German authorities. The Old Gilt Clock is the story of how one Dutch resistance member, Willem Arond us, risked his life to defy the Nazis' plans to identify and deport hundreds of thousands of Dutch Jews. Arond us' courage is largely forgotten by history, but not by the Jewish and Dutch people. Written by the award-winning international Amazon bestselling author of The Seven Year Dress, comes a story of Arond us' courageous struggle to stand up to the unimaginable evil designs of Hitler. Inclusive is Arond us' battle to come out to his homophobic father, who hated his son's homosexuality. It is also a story about friendships formed in the Dutch resistance movement, their joys and sorrows, their wins and losses, their loves and betrayals, and ultimately their resilience to oppose tyranny and oppression when millions stood silent condoning heinous behavior. Thousands are alive today because of these brave, compassionate men and women.

Author: Paulette Mahurin
ISBN-10: 1672060117
ISBN-13: 9781672060110
Publisher: Independently Published
Language: English
Published: 12/06/2019
Pages: 340
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.76d