Zookeeper's Wife

Zusatztext Alternatingly funny! moving and terrifying. This powerful thriller would be a great novel - except that it happens to be true. Informationen zum Autor Diane Ackerman has been the finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Non-fiction in addition to many other awards and recognitions for her work, which include the international bestsellers The Zookeeper's Wife and A Natural History of the Senses . She lives with her husband Paul West in Ithaca, New York. Klappentext A story of bravery and sanctuary set during WWII, this concerns a Polish zookeeping couple who smuggle Jews in empty cages to save them from the Nazis. It has been optioned for a Hollywood movie. A remarkable true story of bravery and sanctuary during World War II - for fans of The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society and The Postmistress. Zusammenfassung A remarkable true story of bravery and sanctuary during World War II - for fans of The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society and The Postmistress.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Diane Ackerman, Ackerman Diane
• Edition: Headline
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Poche format B
• Sortie: 09.05.2013
• EAN: 9780755365036
• ISBN: 978-0-7553-6503-6
• Pages: 368
• Dimensions: 132 mm x 199 mm x 25 mm
• Catégories: Littérature spécialisée; Sciences humaines, art, musique > Histoire > 20e siècle (jusqu'en 1945); European History, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Zoology / General, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Personal Memoirs, HISTORY / Military / General, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, HISTORY / Europe / Poland, c 1938 to c 1946 (World War Two period), Modern warfare, c 1940 to c 1949, HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century / Holocaust, HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / World War II / Eastern Front