Jeremy Dronfield

The #1 Sunday Times bestseller--a remarkable story of the heroic and unbreakable bond between a father and son that is as inspirational as The Tattooist of Auschwitz and as mesmerizing as The Choice. Where there is family, there is hope In 1939, Gustav Kleinmann, a Jewish upholster from Vienna, and his sixteen-year-old son Fritz are arrested by the Gestapo and sent to Germany. Imprisoned in the Buchenwald concentration camp, they miraculously survive the Nazis' murderous brutality. Then Gustav learns he is being sent to Auschwitz--and certain death. For Fritz, letting his father go is unthinkable. Desperate to remain together, Fritz makes an incredible choice: he insists he must go too. To the Nazis, one death camp is the same as another, and so the boy is allowed to follow. Throughout the six years of horror they witness and immeasurable suffering they endure as victims of the camps, one constant keeps them alive: their love and hope for the future. Based on the secret diary that Gustav kept as well as meticulous archival research and interviews with members of the Kleinmann family, including Fritz's younger brother Kurt, sent to the United States at age eleven to escape the war, The Boy Who Followed His Father into Auschwitz is Gustav and Fritz's story--an extraordinary account of courage, loyalty, survival, and love that is unforgettable.

A True Story of Family and Survival

The Boy Who Followed His Father Into Auschwitz

Eine wahre Geschichte

Der Junge, der seinem Vater nach Auschwitz folgte

"Along with his 16-year old son Fritz, Gustav Kleinmann, a Jewish upholsterer in Vienna, was sent to Buchenwald in Germany, where a new concentration camp was being built.Gustav kept his diary hidden throughout his six years in the death camps--even Fritz knew nothing of it"--

The True Story of a Father and Son's Fight for Survival in Auschwitz

The Stone Crusher

Michael du Preez

Dr James Barry: Inspector General of Hospitals, army surgeon, duellist, reformer, lady killer, eccentric. He performed the first Caesarean in Africa, was deported from St Helena and gave Florence Nightingale a dressing down in the Crimea. At home, he was surrounded by a menagerie of animals, including a cat, a goat, a parrot and half a dozen small terriers. Long ago, in Cork, Ireland, he had also been a mother. This is the amazing true story of Margaret Ann Bulkley, the young woman who broke the rules of Georgian society to become one of the most respected surgeons of the century. Her life became one long, audacious act of deception that saw her rise to positions no woman had ever reached before, but it also left her isolated, even costing her the chance to be with the man she loved.

A Woman Ahead of Her Time

Dr James Barry

Deborah McDonald

In January 1918, the British adventurer, diplomat and secret agent Robert Bruce Lockhart arrived in Revolutionary Russia. His official mission- Britain's envoy to the new Bolshevik government. His true mission- to create a network of agents, plot the assassination of Lenin and overthrow the Bolsheviks. A dashing charmer, he soon got to know the aristocratic socialite, hedonist and notorious seductress Moura Zakrevskaya. The two feel in love and began a passionate affair. But what Lockhart didn't know was that that Moura was spying on him for the Bolsheviks. What Moura didn't know was that as Lockhart's plot unravelled and he was seized she would sell herself to save him from the firing squad. Fleeing to England, what followed was a life of exile, a string of new lovers - including Maxim Gorky and H. G. Wells - and playing off the Russian and British governments as she spied for both. Through all this she clung to the hope that Lockhart would finally be able to return to her. Deborah McDonald's sensational retelling of Moura's extraordinary life opens up a world of revolution and espionage where survival means sacrificing more than just love and loyalty.

The Lives, Loves and Lies of Russia's Most Seductive Spy

A Very Dangerous Woman

Het waargebeurde verhaal van het gevecht van een vader en een zoon om te overleven In 1939 werden Gustav Kleinmann, een Weense stoffeerder, en zijn zestienjarige zoon Fritz samen met honderden andere Joodse mannen gearresteerd door de SS. Losgerukt van hun familie werden Gustav en Fritz in eerste instantie naar Buchenwald in Duitsland gestuurd, waar het beruchte concentratiekamp op dat moment werd gebouwd. Het is het begin van een oorlogsverhaal dat zijn weerga niet kent, voor de eerste keer verteld in dit boek. Gustav en Fritz werden gedwongen om te helpen Buchenwald te bouwen. Ze deden loodzwaar werk in de steengroeve van het kamp waaraan veel dwangarbeiders stierven. Toen de ouder wordende Gustav en vierhonderd andere Joden werden geselecteerd voor overplaatsing naar het angstaanjagende nieuwe kamp Auschwitz, kon Fritz het niet verdragen om gescheiden te worden van zijn vader. In een daad van buitengewone liefde en moed bood Fritz zichzelf ook aan voor het transport naar Auschwitz. Zo begon een nieuwe beproeving voor hen allebei, nog wreder en gruwelijker dan hun ervaringen tot dan toe. De pers over De jongen die zijn vader naar Auschwitz volgde ‘Hartverscheurend en meeslepend, dit is het meeslepende waargebeurde verhaal van een vader en een zoon die de verschrikkingen overleven. Prachtig geschreven en vol vreselijk aangrijpende details.’ Helen Fry, auteur van The London Cage ‘De gruwelen van de holocaust worden op menselijke schaal verteld in dit hartverscheurende verslag.’ Publishers Weekly ‘Een persoonlijk en universeel verslag van het kwaad op zijn slechtst en van familie op haar best.’ Kirkus Review

Het waargebeurde verhaal van het gevecht van een vader en een zoon om te overleven

De jongen die zijn vader naar Auschwitz volgde

Pojken som följde med sin far till Auschwitz

A True Story Retold for Young Readers

Boy Who Followed His Father into Auschwitz

Lee Trimble

The True Story of One World War II Pilot's Covert Mission to Rescue POWs on the Eastern Front

Beyond the Call

O rapaz que seguiu o pai para Auschwitz

Following in the footsteps of seminal works that tell the stories of this terrible time - from The Diary of a Young Girl to The Silver Sword and more recently When the Sky Falls - this is sure to be a future classic. The text will be accompanied by effective and sensitive illustrations by David Ziggy Greene.

Fritz and Kurt

Best-seller internacional. A inspiradora luta de um pai e seu filho para se manter juntos e sobreviver ao Holocausto. Em 1939, Gustav Kleinmann, um estofador judeu, e seu filho, Fritz, são capturados pelos nazistas em Viena e enviados a Buchenwald, na Alemanha. Esse é o início de uma história real, comovente, em que seus protagonistas serão vítimas dos maus-tratos mais cruéis, em busca da sobrevivência. Quando Gustav recebe a notícia de que será transferido para Auschwitz, na Polônia, Fritz fará o possível para não se separar do pai. Frente ao horror cotidiano de que são testemunhas, só uma força os manterá vivos: o amor entre eles. Com base no diário secreto de Gustav e em uma meticulosa pesquisa documental, O garoto que seguiu o pai para Auschwitz é uma história de lealdade e luta. "Uma história extraordinária." — The Times

Uma história real

O garoto que seguiu o pai para Auschwitz

Madagascar Rhodes's magical novel The Alchemist's Apprentice enchanted millions, making him the most famous author in the world. And yet you've never heard of him. Or his book. The whole thing is a little hard to explain. To unravel the tangled threads of reality you have to go back to the beginning. To a New Year's Eve party in Cambridgeshire in 1996. Or earlier, when an unsuccessful novelist called Roderick Bent embarked on a train journey that turned into a nightmare. Actually, it doesn't matter where you start from. The point is that you'll soon understand why there's never been another book like it. And, more importantly, why you can't remember that you've already read it.

The Alchemist's Apprentice

Ian Sayer

Revealed for the first time: how the SS rounded up the Nazis' most prominent prisoners to serve as human shields for Hitler in the last days of World War II In April 1945, as Germany faced defeat, Hitler planned to round up the Third Reich's most valuable prisoners and send them to his "Alpine Fortress," where he and the SS would keep the hostages as they made a last stand against the Allies. The prisoners included European presidents, prime ministers, generals, British secret agents, and German anti-Nazi clerics, celebrities, and officers who had aided the July 1944 bomb plot against Hitler--and the prisoners' families. Orders were given to the SS: if the German military situation deteriorated, the prisoners were to be executed--all 139 of them. So began a tense, deadly drama. As some prisoners plotted escape, others prepared for the inevitable, and their SS guards grew increasingly volatile, drunk, and trigger-happy as defeat loomed. As a dramatic confrontation between the SS and the Wehrmacht threatened the hostages caught in the middle, the US Army launched a frantic rescue bid to save the hostages before the axe fell. Drawing on previously unpublished and overlooked sources, Hitler's Last Plot is the first full account of this astounding and shocking story, from the original round-up order to the prisoners' terrifying ordeal and ultimate rescue. Told in a thrilling, page-turning narrative, this is one of World War II's most fascinating episodes.

The 139 VIP Hostages Selected for Death in the Final Days of World War II

Hitler's Last Plot

En 1939, Gustav Kleinmann, un tapicero judío de Viena, fue capturado por los nazis. Junto a Fritz, su hijo adolescente, fueron mandados al campo de Buchenwald, en Alemania. Empieza así una desgarradora historia en la que sus protagonistas serán víctimas del hambre y de las palizas, mientras participan como mano de obra en la construcción del mismo campo de concentración en el que permanecerán cautivos. Cuando Gustav reciba la noticia de su traslado a Auschwitz, una segura sentencia de muerte, su hijo Fritz hará todo lo posible por no separarse de su padre y seguirlo hasta Polonia. Ante el horror cotidiano del que serán testigos, solo una fuerza les mantendrá con vida: el amor entre un padre y su hijo. Basado en el diario secreto que Gustav escribió durante los seis años de cautiverio, así como en entrevistas con miembros de la familia y supervivientes, este libro emerge como un extraordinario relato de coraje, lealtad y supervivencia.

El chico que siguió a su padre hasta Auschwitz (Edición mexicana)

A traumatized woman is living on a remote farm, looking for peace. One rain-swept night a stranger appears. He has no memory and no idea who he is. Tentatively the two form a relationship. Both dream of escape, change and redemption - but find they have opened the door to their worst nightmare.

The Locust Farm

Adrian Clark

When Peter Watson was murdered in his bath by a jealous boyfriend in 1956, the art world lost one of its wealthiest, most influential patrons. This compellingly attractive man, adored by Cecil Beaton; a man who was called a legend by contemporaries, who was the subject of two scandalous novels, and who helped launch the careers of Francis Bacon, John Craxton and Lucian Freud, fell victim to a fortune - hungry lover. Elegant and hungrily sexual, Peter Watson had a taste for edgy, disreputable boyfriends. He was the unrequited love of Cecil Beaton's life - his 'queer saint' - but Peter preferred the risk of edgier, less sophisticated lovers, including the beautiful, volatile, drug - addicted prostitute Denham Fouts. Peter's thirst for adventure took him through the cabaret culture of 1930s Berlin, the demi - monde and aristocratic salons of pre - war Paris, English high society, and the glitz of Hollywood's golden age. Gore Vidal described him as 'a charming man, tall, thin, perverse. One of those intricate English queer types who usually end up as field marshals, but because he was so rich he never had to do anything.' Truman Capote called him 'not just another rich queen, but - in a stooped, intellectual, bitter - lipped style - one of the most personable men in England'. More than just a gay playboy, Peter Watson was a renowned connoisseur, and fuelled the engine of mid - 20th century art with his enormous wealth. Without his patronage, Bacon and Freud might have failed before they'd got started. He also founded the influential British arts journal Horizon with Cyril Connolly and Stephen Spender, and was one of the core founders of the Institute of Contemporary Arts, and organised most of its early exhibitions. From the mystery of his obscure family origins to the enigma surrounding his premature death, this book follows Peter Watson through an odyssey of the middle 20th century, from high society to sweaty underworld, and discovers a man tormented by depression and doubt; he ultimately wanted love and a sense of self - worth but instead found angst and a squalid death.

The Cultured Life of Peter Watson, Who Shook Twentieth-Century Art and Shocked High Society

Queer Saint

A refuge. A haven. A nightmare. Carole Perceval lives alone on a remote Yorkshire farm, trying to forget a painful past in the solitude of the moors. Her life is one of tranquil routine, until one rain-swept night, a dishevelled figure appears out of the darkness, hammering on her door. Lost and confused, the man has no memory, no idea who he is. His only certainty is that he is being pursued, that he has to escape at all costs. Exhausted, desperate, the farm is his final refuge. At first terrified, Carole finds something in this enigmatic stranger that answers a deep-seated need of her own. The man she calls Steven represents a chance to exorcise her demons, and to heal her own wounds by helping someone else to become whole again. For Steven, Carole's unconditional trust provides a haven from the lethal, implacable forces he believes are intent on destroying him. Both of them dream of escape. Of change. Of redemption. And both are about to step into a nightmare ... 'A tense page-turner... dodging between serial-killer thriller, psychological suspense and full-on action drama' Val McDermid 'A psychological suspense novel with a tour de force ending it would take thumb screws to make me divulge' Mark Timlin 'Dronfield unpeels the mysterious layers with great skill and has a real gift for atmosphere. The ending will take your breath away' The Mirror 'A sophisticated thriller in the tradition of Barbara Vine ... The novel bears similarities to Misery by Stephen King ... Reading the two works back to back, one can't help but draw parallels between them, and wonder just how good Dronfield will be in 10 years time if he's as good as King now' Big Issue 'A refreshingly dense psychological thriller' Daily Mail 'Baffling, terrifying and irresistible ... The Locust Farm will hold you in its sinister grip to the last page' Jill Paton Walsh 'A dark, highly suspenseful thriller from page one right through to the dramatic ending' The Bookseller (1998) 'Excellent descriptive passages and plenty of suspense, with realistic characters. Highly rated' The Bookseller (1999) 'This rather sinister thriller has the lot ... murder, mayhem and a whole basket of red herrings. A thoroughly enjoyable book not to be read while in the house alone' Bradford Telegraph

Prawdziwa historia poruszająca niczym Tatuażysta z Auschwitz i Chłopiec w pasiastej piżamie Gustav, skromny tapicer polskiego pochodzenia, i jego nastoletni syn Fritz byli Żydami. W Austrii w przededniu wojny oznaczało to śmierć. W 1939 roku naziści wywlekają ich z domu. Rozdzieleni z rodziną, trafiają do obozu w Buchenwaldzie. Tam każdego dnia znoszą głód, katorżniczą pracę i najgorsze ludzkie okrucieństwa. Ale mają siebie. Niezwykła więź daje ojcu i synowi siłę, by przetrwać. Kiedy więc Gustav trafia na listę do Auschwitz, Fritz wie, że to wyrok śmierci. Podejmuje heroiczną decyzję: sam zgłasza się do obozu. Napisana na podstawie sekretnego dziennika Gustava Kleinmanna, opowiedziana z niezwykłą wrażliwością prawdziwa historia podróży w głąb piekła nazistowskich obozów, heroicznej walki o przetrwanie i niewiarygodnego ocalenia. Opowieść o miłości, która daje odwagę, by zejść do piekła. I siłę, by to piekło przetrwać. „Głęboko poruszająca opowieść o naturze ludzkiej. „Guardian” „Portret głębokiej ludzkiej relacji i opowieść o codziennym życiu obozu sprawiają, że zwłaszcza w dzisiejszych czasach książka zasługuje na jak najszersze grono czytelników. „Daily Express” „Wszyscy powinniśmy przeczytać tę zdumiewającą książkę. Niesamowita historia więzi ojca i syna, której nic nie może zniszczyć”. „Daily Mail”"

O chłopcu, który poszedł za tatą do Auschwitz

Evropští prezidenti, předsedové vlád, generálové, britští tajní agenti a němečtí důstojníci, kteří byli zapleteni do neúspěšného atentátu na Hitlera. Ti všichni a ještě několik rodin tvořili skupinu 139 prominentních rukojmí, kteří měli sloužit jako živé lidské štíty a nástroj vydírání v rukou třetí říše v posledních hodinách války. Stručný rozkaz zněl: V případě katastrofálního zhoršení situace všechny popravit! Tak začalo napínavé drama, ve kterém se hrálo o život. Kdo bude rychlejší, Spojenci nebo SS? Hitlerův poslední pokus, kniha čerpající z dříve nepublikovaných a přehlížených zdrojů, je prvním úplným popisem tohoto příběhu, od původního rozkazu až po děsivé utrpení a konečnou záchranu vězňů. Jde bezesporu o jednu z nejvíce fascinujících epizod konce druhé světové války.

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