Bibliograph

Where courage lives, they called me Marie, Muguette Szpajzer-Myers

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Where courage lives, they called me Marie, Muguette Szpajzer-Myers

Language

eng

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illustrationsmapsportraits

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Where courage lives

Responsibility statement

Muguette Szpajzer-Myers

Series statement

Azrieli series of Holocaust survivor memoirs ;, 7

Sub title

they called me Marie

Summary

In 1942, in the village of Champlost, France, ten-year-old Muguette Szpajzer finds solace from the war. As her mother risks living in a Paris swarming with Nazis, the mayor of Champlost rips up letters of denunciation and the priest gives Muguette a new Catholic name, Marie. Sheltered by the kindness of the townspeople, Muguette delights in her new surroundings, filling her days by learning to ride a bike, recite catechism and adapt to rural life. Written in vignettes with child-like charm and innocence, Where Courage Lives provides rich insight into life in a small village against the backdrop of the war, paying tribute to both Muguette’s indomitable mother and the courage of the people of Champlost

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