The Upstairs Room
by Johanna Reiss
Taste attributes: biographydocumentaryfamilyhistoricalslowfresh & originalheavyrealisticlineargrittyenclosedemotive & stirringrescue/escape/jeopardyhuman spirit/resilience/survivaltroubled leads
Boxlist takeA grounded biography that is moving, weighty and unhurried. Best if you like real life over fantasy.
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Pace: slow · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: very stirringHow we score
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4.3 / 5
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About This Book
When the German army occupied Holland, Annie de Leeuw was eight years old. Because she was Jewish, the occupation put her in grave danger-she knew that to stay alive she would have to hide. Fortunately, a Gentile family, the Oostervelds, offered to help. For two years they hid Annie and her sister, Sini, in the cramped upstairs room of their farmhouse.
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- Author
- Johanna Reiss
- Published
- 1972
- Pages
- 182
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