SuitabookCourage under persecution
Jakob is Jewish and hiding in Austria in 1945; Herr Engel risks hiding him, while danger comes from a German officer and the surrounding war.
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Vanessa Harbour - Author
This is a fast-moving wartime escape story centred on protecting horses and people. Its strongest features are peril, courage and companionship, while the historical setting gives the adventure serious emotional weight.
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Sign in for personalised guidanceThis is a fast-moving wartime escape story centred on protecting horses and people. Its strongest features are peril, courage and companionship, while the historical setting gives the adventure serious emotional weight.
Jakob is Jewish and hiding in Austria in 1945; Herr Engel risks hiding him, while danger comes from a German officer and the surrounding war.
Jakob, Herr Engel and Kizzy attempt to guide Lipizzaner horses to safety while also trying to survive enemy territory.
Jakob has lost his family, Kizzy is an orphan Roma girl, and hungry refugees add to the dangers surrounding the journey.
Expect sustained tension, wartime peril, loss of family, antisemitic persecution, danger to a Roma child, hungry refugees and references to the horrors of war. Much disturbing material is implied rather than graphically described.
This is a grounded book brief while Suitabook strengthens the analysis: the book’s treatment of its main themes is not yet firm enough; some draft conclusions still depend on unresolved evidence.
Anything not established here remains open; it is not being treated as absent or safe.
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