Ninette's War: A Jewish Story of Survival in 1940s France

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Ninette Dreyfus was a cosseted scion of one of France's most prominent Jewish families - a cousin to Albert Einstein and family friend to Colette. But when the Second World War took hold and the Nazis occupied Paris, the fall from grace was dramatic. Realising that the Vichy regime would transform her fate, the teenager soon found herself fleeing the capital for the South, in fear for her life.Woven together from Ninette's own diaries and interviews with author John Jay before she died, Ninette's War traces the frailty of national and personal unity through the eyes of a young woman, in compelling and unforgettable detail.

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'Praise for Facing Fearful Odds' - :

'The most moving part of the book is the epilogue, where the author discusses a father always beyond his reach' - Nigel Perrin, author of Spirit of Resistance

'A moving tale of endurance and courage...a remarkable reconstruction of one man's war...a fascinating account of life in a prisoner-of-war camp' - Daily Express

'A very moving book, which takes us to the heart of darkness where so many men like Alec had to dwell, that we might live' - Ben Barkow, director of the Wiener Library for the Study of the Holocaust and Genocide

'A vivid and engaging description of [Alec Jay's] war experience' - Hampstead & Highgate Express

Author Bio

John Jay is a former managing editor at The Sunday Times and the author of Facing Fearful Odds: My father's story of captivity, escape and resistance 1940-1945. Ninette's War is his second book. He lives in London with his family.