The Journey Back: Sequel to the Newbery Honor Book The Upstairs Room
- 226 pages
- 8 hours of reading
After spending three years hiding from the Nazis, a Jewish family is reunited and begins the journey of rebuilding their country and family.
This Dutch-born American writer powerfully chronicles her Jewish childhood in the Netherlands during the Holocaust. Her multi-award-winning "The Upstairs Rooms," a YA classic, recounts how she and her sister survived WWII in hiding, detailing her experiences during those harrowing years. In her latest adult memoir, "A Hidden Life," she delves into the lingering traumas of her childhood and the sudden suicide of her late husband.
After spending three years hiding from the Nazis, a Jewish family is reunited and begins the journey of rebuilding their country and family.