A Time to Risk All: The incredible untold story of Mary Elmes, the Irish woman who saved children from Nazi Concentration Camps - Couverture souple

Finn, Clodagh

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0717175618 ISBN 13 : 9780717175611

Editeur : Gill Books, 2017

Synopsis

Clodagh Finn has travelled throughout Europe to piece together the story of this remarkable, unknown Irish woman, meeting many of those children Mary Elmes saved. Here, in a book packed with courage, heroism, adventure and tragedy, her story is finally remembered.

The children called her 'Miss Mary', and they remember her kindness still. She gave them food and shelter and later risked her life to help them escape the convoys bound for Auschwitz.

Turning her back on a brilliant academic career, Mary Elmes ventured into a war zone to help children in the Spanish Civil War. In 1939, she fled Franco’s forces but continued to work with refugees in France when the Second World War broke out. In 1942, when it became evident that Jews were being deported to their deaths, she smuggled children to safety in the boot of her car. She was arrested and imprisoned by the Gestapo, but went straight back to work after her release.

When the war was over, Mary married and settled down, never speaking about what she had done. Her story was forgotten. In A Time to Risk All her remarkable story is finally remembered as it should be.

'A compelling portrait of an unsung Irish heroine of two wars.' Madeleine Keane, Literary Editor, Sunday Independent

'Brings to light the life of Mary Elmes, showing a remarkable, independent and courageous woman whose compassion knew no borders.' Yvonne Altman O Connor, Culture and Education Director, Irish Jewish Museum

'A truly amazing and uplifting story, I’d recommend it to anybody.' Marian Finucane

'This is the Irish Schindler story … remarkable' Ivan Yates

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Clodagh Finn has been writing and editing for over 25 years. She spent 10 years at the Irish Examiner before studying at the European School of Journalism in Paris and working there as a freelance writer and editor. She later worked for the Sunday Independent and Irish Independent for 13 years, most recently as production editor of Weekend magazine. She currently works as a freelance feature writer, editor and trainer and writes a weekly column for the Irish Examiner.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Gill Books
• Date d'édition: 2017
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0717175618
• ISBN 13: 9780717175611
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 288
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: Gaelle Linais; +33608024469; g.linais@interdist.fr; ; Rue des Brégeons; CS 41837; ZAC des Mottais; Saint-Malo Cedex; 35418; France