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The True Story of Hansel and Gretel: A Novel of War and Survival Paperback – Print, J by Louise Murphy (Author) › Visit Amazon's Louise Murphy Page. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. See search results for this author. Louise Cited by: 6. Two Jewish children, a girl of 11 and her seven-year-old brother, are left to wander the woods after their father and stepmother are forced to abandon them, frantically begging them never to say their Jewish names, but to identify themselves as Hansel and Gretel/5(). In The True Story of Hansel and Gretel, Louise Murphy adapts the classic fairy tale and sets it in World War II Poland. The story begins in the winter of with a family running from the Nazis. On the verge of being caught, the step-mother convinces the father that the best chance to ensure the safety of the two children would be to leave them in the forest and return for them later.4/5.

The True Story of Hansel and Gretel. Louise Murphy. Penguin, - Fiction - pages. 34 Reviews. A poignant and suspenseful retelling of a classic fairy tale set in a war-torn world, for readers of The Tattooist of Auschwitz, We Were the Lucky Ones, and Lilac Girls. In the last months of the Nazi occupation of Poland, two children. The True Story of Hansel and Gretel: A Novel of War and Survival by Murphy, Louise and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at www.doorway.ru 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.

The True Story of Hansel and Gretel Louise Murphy Set in the forests of Poland during the last days of World War II, this is a gripping retelling of the classic fairy tale Hansel and Gretel. It draws insightful, poignant parallels between the dark morality of fairy tales and the brutality of war. The True Story of Hansel and Gretel. by Louise Murphy. "The story has been told over and over by liars and it must be retold." In the winter of , on the outskirts of a dark forest, two Jewish children flee the Nazis with their father and stepmother. In a moment of desperation, the children are given the aliases Hansel and Gretel and sent alone into the woods to hide. The True Story of Hansel and Gretel: A Novel of War and Survival [Murphy, Louise] on www.doorway.ru *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. The True Story of Hansel and Gretel: A Novel of War and Survival.