Alternating between two stories--contemporarily, seventeen-year-old Jacob visits a daunting Amsterdam at the request of his English grandmother--and historically, nineteen-year-old Geertrui relates her experience of British soldiers's attempts to liberate Holland from its German occupation. This is a tightly woven presentation of two fascinating stories, one historical and one contemporary, but both will resonate with today's readers with their appeal to the senses and interesting portrayal real life family and social situations.
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