Jennifer Riesmeyer Elvgren (Books)

Jennifer Riesmeyer Elvgren Books

This author possesses a remarkable ability to delve into complex themes with sensitivity and insight. Her writing often explores morality and spirituality, examining the inner lives of young protagonists as they navigate challenging decisions. Through compelling narratives and carefully crafted characters, she prompts readers to consider the nature of good and evil and how these forces manifest in our lives. Her works offer profound reflections on the human condition, marked by elegance and strength.

The Whispering Town

29 pages
2 hours of reading

4.3(825)Add rating

The dramatic story of neighbors in a small Danish fishing village who, during the Holocaust, shelter a Jewish family waiting to be ferried to safety in Sweden - based on a true story.It is 1943 in Nazi-occupied Denmark. Anett and her parents are hiding a Jewish woman and her son, Carl, in their cellar until a fishing boat can take them across the sound to neutral Sweden. The soldiers patrolling their street are growing suspicious, so Carl and his mama must make their way to the harbor despite a cloudy sky with no moon to guide them. Worried about their safety, Anett devises a clever and unusual plan for their safe passage to the harbor.