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Title	:	The True Story of Hansel and Gretel
Author	:	Louise Murphy
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Deluxe Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 320 pages
Published	:	July 29th 2003 by Penguin Books (first published January 1st 2003)
Categories	:	Historical. Historical Fiction. Fiction. World War II. Holocaust. War

The True Story of Hansel and Gretel Paperback | Pages: 320 pages

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A poignant and suspenseful retelling of a classic fairy tale set in a war-torn world In the last months of the Nazi occupation of Poland, two children are left by their father and stepmother to find safety in a dense forest. Because their real names will reveal their Jewishness, they are renamed "Hansel" and "Gretel." They wander in the woods until they are taken in by Magda, an eccentric and stubborn old woman called "witch" by the nearby villagers. Magda is determined to save them, even as a German officer arrives in the village with his own plans for the children. Louise Murphy's haunting novel of journey and survival, of redemption and memory, powerfully depicts how war is experienced by families and especially by children. "Lyrical, haunting, unforgettable." --Kirkus Reviews "No reader who picks up this inspiring novel will put it down until the final pages, in which redemption is not a fairy tale ending but a heartening message of hope." --Publishers Weekly

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Original Title:	The True Story of Hansel and Gretel
ISBN:	0142003077 (ISBN13: 9780142003077)
Edition Language:	English

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Normally I would be turned off a bit by the obvious comparisons in the book to the Grimms fairy tale, with the stepmother turning the children out into the forest, Hansel leaving bread crumbs along the trails, and the cottage with bread attached to it perhaps meant to lure hungry children. These writing ploys usually make me wonder if the author has any original thoughts. But very quickly Murphy turned me around and I was converted. Instead of an evil witch in the cottage, Magda turned out to be

Let me say right out of the gate that this might possibly be the best book I have read all year. It is certainly making it to my 'favorites' shelf. Every now and then I stumble upon a hidden gem, and this is one of those books. It wasn't on my to read list, nor had I ever even heard of it. I discovered it, of all places, in the book bin at Costco. Being a book lover, I can't help but stop and browse the books when shopping. Even when just intending to make a quick stop there, that just means

Amazing storytelling! A gripping account from a very human side of the attrocities committed against humans during the Holocost. The strength of those trying to survive is amazing. At times an emotionally difficult read but one I found hard to put down. I really liked how this story had remnants of the fairy tale but in a very different way, a more believable story in an unbelievable time in history.

What an extremely powerful but violent re=telling of a fairy tale. Very intense book about World War ll and two Jewish children running through the woods for their lives and the old woman, Magda, that they villagers called a witch but who risked her life to help the children survive.

Wow. I just finished this book well, not just Ive spent about half an hour just staring into space, trying to process and Ill say it again: Wow. Not an excited wow. Not a happy wow. Its more Ill never be the same person after reading this book wow.Ill start by saying I absolutely love fairy tale retellings. Its what made me pick up this book how could I resist the title? Then I read the blurb. Hmm. Set in Poland during the Nazi occupation. Yikes. I tend to shy away from these books not

Though I read this book several years ago, it has stayed with me. I chose it as this week's Throwback Thursday pick. You can read my mini review as well as all my other revies on the blog.

Loved it!!! Strongly recomended!