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The runaway family, Diney Costeloe

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The runaway family, Diney Costeloe
Language
eng
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no index present
Literary Form
fiction
Main title
The runaway family
Responsibility statement
Diney Costeloe
Summary
A mother's struggle to protect her family and escape Nazi persecution in World War Two Germany. Germany 1937: Fear and betrayal stalk the streets. People disappear. Persecution of the Jews has become a national pastime. When Ruth Friedman's husband is arrested by the SS, she is left to fend for herself and her four children. She alone stands as their shield against the Nazis. But where can she go? Where will her family be safe? Ruth must overcome the indifference, hatred and cruelty that surrounds her as she and her family race to escape the advancing Nazi army's final solution ..
Target audience
adult
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