Title: The True Story of Hansel and Gretel: A Novel of War and Survival
Binding: Audio CD
Release Date: 2014-04-09
Details: Product Description In the last months of the Nazi occupation of Poland, two children are left by their father and stepmother to find safety in a dense forest. Because their real names will reveal their Jewishness, they are renamed "Hansel" and "Gretel". They wander in the woods until they are taken in by Magda, an eccentric and stubborn old woman called "witch" by the nearby villagers. Magda is determined to save them, even as a German officer arrives in the village with his own plans for the children. Combining classic themes of fairy tales and war literature, Louise Murphy's haunting novel of journey and survival, of redemption and memory, powerfully depicts how war is experienced by families and especially by children. The True Story of Hansel and Gretel tells a resonant, riveting story. Review "Lyrical, haunting, unforgettable." ---Kirkus Starred Review About the Author Award-winning author Louise Murphy has written numerous poems and articles, which have been published in many journals and magazines. She is the author of The True Story of Hansel and Gretel, The Sea Within, and My Garden: A Journal for Gardening around the Year. Louise lives in Northern California.
Michael Page has been recording audiobooks since the mid-1980s and now has nearly 500 titles to his credit. He has won two Audie Awards and several AudioFile Earphones Awards. A PhD and a professional actor, Michael is also a retired professor of theater.
