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Two sisters.
One extraordinary true story.

Germany, 1945. Trapped between advancing armies, stranded hundreds of miles from their mother, and with their father missing in action, sisters Barbie and Eva were confronted with an impossible choice.

Should they stay and face invasion or risk their lives to find their mother?

Together, they set out on a perilous three-hundred mile journey on foot across a country ravaged by war. Fuelled by courage and love, Eva and seven-year-old Barbie encounter incredible hardship, extraordinary bravery, and overwhelming generosity.

Against all odds, they both survived.
But neither sister came out of the journey unscathed . . .

This is the powerful true story of their escape.



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Escape: Our journey home through war-torn Germany

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    A Paperback / softback by Barbie Probert-Wright

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      Publisher Penguin Random House Group
      Imprint Arrow Books Ltd
      Published 2 May 2019
      ISBN-13 9781787463233
      978-1787463233
      ISBN-10 1787463230
      Also in:
      Biography Autobiography: historical, political and military Military History Modern warfare Second World War

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Two sisters.
      One extraordinary true story.

      Germany, 1945. Trapped between advancing armies, stranded hundreds of miles from their mother, and with their father missing in action, sisters Barbie and Eva were confronted with an impossible choice.

      Should they stay and face invasion or risk their lives to find their mother?

      Together, they set out on a perilous three-hundred mile journey on foot across a country ravaged by war. Fuelled by courage and love, Eva and seven-year-old Barbie encounter incredible hardship, extraordinary bravery, and overwhelming generosity.

      Against all odds, they both survived.
      But neither sister came out of the journey unscathed . . .

      This is the powerful true story of their escape.



      Trade Review
      Incredible * Sunday Express *
      An amazing story * Daily Mail *
      Compelling reading * The Good Book Guide *
      A sensational book that is sure to move you. * Everybody's Reviewing, blog *

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