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Bart van Es was born in the Netherlands and is bilingual in English and Dutch. He now lives with his family in England. He is a Professor of English Literature at the University of Oxford and a Fellow of St Catherine's College.
Harrowing and beautiful * Bookseller * A nuanced, moving, and unusual hidden child account * Publishers Weekly * Fascinating, beautifully written. Van Es carefully salvages Lien's story and creates a deeply moving and complex book about war, atrocity and human suffering * The Oldie * Brought to life with family photographs and diary entries that add further impact to Lien's harrowing memories and testimony - this deeply affecting and fascinating story is guaranteed to haunt you * Sunday Mirror * Compassionate and thoughtfully rendered, the book is both a memorable portrait of a remarkable woman and a testament to the healing power of understanding. A complex and uplifting tale * Kirkus * An awe-inspiring account of the tragedies and triumphs within the world of the Holocaust's hide-away children, and of the families who sheltered them * Georgia Hunter, author of We Were the Lucky Ones * Remarkable - the story of one traumatic childhood, deeply moving, and told with great dexterity, allowing the wisdoms of today to run parallel with the absorbing narrative of wartime events * Penelope Lively * Luminous, elegant, haunting - I read it straight through * Philippe Sands, Author of East West Street *
