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The Cut Out Girl

byBart van Es

A Story of War and Family, Lost and Found

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The last time Lien saw her parents was in the Hague, where she was collected at the door by a stranger and taken away to be hidden from the Nazis. She was raised by her foster family as one of their own, but a falling out after the war put an end of to their relationship. What was her side of the story, Bart van Es - a grandson of the couple who looked after Lien - wondered? What really happened during the war, and after? So began an investigation that would consume and transform both Bart's life and Lien's. This is an astonishing portrait of a young girl's struggle to survive war, and her powerful, tumultuous and painful ties with her foster family.

Astonishing. Van Es has created a masterpiece of history and memoir, concluding on a note of reconciliation, hope and great love

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About Bart van Es

Bart van Es was born in the Netherlands and is bilingual in English and Dutch. He now lives with his family in England. He is a Professor of English Literature at the University of Oxford and a Fellow of St Catherine's College. He has published three books, including, most recently, A Very Short Introduction to Shakespeare's Comedies.
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  • Imprint: Penguin
  • ISBN: 9780241978726
  • Length: 288 pages
  • Dimensions: 198mm x 18mm x 129mm
  • Weight: 233g
  • Price: £9.99
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