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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 broke out and the Germans occupied Paris, the fall was dramatic. Realising that her fate would be transformed, the teenager soon found herself fleeing the capital for the South, only to then fall prey to the Vichy regime. In fear for her life at the hands of the Nazis and their French collaborators, she became somebody else.
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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- Cover
- Halftitle Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Map
- Introduction and Acknowledgements
- 1. The Phoney War and Blitzkrieg
- 2. Exodus and Exile
- 3. High-School Student, Second-Class Citizen
- 4. A Banker no More
- 5. André’s Arrest and Some Uninvited Guests
- 6. Hell in Paris, Then on the Riviera
- 7. The Outlaw Banker
- 8. New Arrivals and Departures
- 9. Deportation and Death
- 10. The Italians Leave, the Germans Arrive
- 11. Fugitives in France
- 12. Through the Pyrénées
- 13. Edgar’s Missions
- 14. Paris But Not Home
- 15. The Bride Wore Balmain
- A Note on Sources
- Ninette’s Family Tree
- Index
- Image Permissions
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