'Trust me, this is a great true story' - Ken Follett 'It deserves
to be ranked among the great survival stories of the Second World
War' - The Jewish Chronicle ~~~~~ The captivating true story of one
boy's flight across Europe to escape the Nazis. A tale of
extraordinary courage, incredible adventure, and the relentless
pursuit of life in the face of impossible challenges. In early 1940
Chaim Herszman was locked in to the Lodz Ghetto in Poland. Hungry,
fearless and determined, he goes on scavenging missions outside the
wire limits, until he is forced to kill a Nazi guard. That moment
changes the course of his life, and sets him on an unbelievable
adventure across enemy lines. Chaim avoids grenade and rifle fire
on the Russian border, shelters with a German family in Berlin,
falls in love in occupied France, is captured on a mountain pass in
Spain, gets interrogated as a potential Nazi spy in Britain, and
eventually fights for everything he believes in as part of the
British Army. He protects his life by posing as an Aryan boy with a
crucifix around his neck, and fights for his life through terrible
and astonishing circumstances. Escape from the Ghetto is about a
normal boy who faced extermination by the Nazis in the ghetto or a
Nazi deathcamp, and the extraordinary life he led in avoiding that
fate. It's a bittersweet story about epic hope, beauty amidst
horror, and the triumph of the human spirit. John Carr is Henry
Carr's eldest son, and in Escape From the Ghetto he has recreated
his father's incredible adventure, through recordings and
transcribed conversations in later life. For fans of The Tattooist
of Auschwitz, The Saboteur of Auschwitz and The Volunteer, this is
the incredible true story of escape from the Nazis during World War
II. REVIEWS 'John Carr deserves our gratitude for rescuing this
World War Two story, among the most dramatic and vivid I've read.'
- Edward Stourton, author of Cruel Crossing 'A truly breathtaking
story - the dramatic account of 13 year old Chaim's four year
journey from the Lodz ghetto in Nazi-occupied Poland, through
Germany, France, Spain and Gibraltar to London. Written with the
pace and tension of a thriller, all the more gripping because it is
a true story.' - Alex Gerlis, author of Agent in Berlin 'This is an
unbelievable story that is all completely true. The life described
is astonishing. John Carr has done an extraordinary and riveting
job uncovering the real father behind the dad he thought he knew.'
- Lord Tony Hall 'Utterly Compelling. It is an extraordinary tale,
brilliantly written' - Alastair Stewart 'Extraordinary.'- Fiona
MacTaggart 'The remarkable story of a Jewish boy who killed a Nazi
guard and escaped the Holocaust aged 13' - The Times
'Unputdownable. A gripping, life affirming story of survival
against seemingly impossible odds.' - Deborah Cadbury, author of
Princes at War 'This is a book you cannot put down... Passionate
and spellbinding, and an absolute must read.' - Julia Neuberger
"John Carr's book gives a truly riveting account of his teenage
Dad's life on the run in Nazi-occupied Europe. It serves as a
reminder of the cruel and arbitrary realities of the refugee
experience. It won't be on Priti Patel's reading list but it should
be on yours." - Jon Bloomfield "An eloquent tribute to courage and
resourcefulness, Escape from the Ghetto, is a gripping page
turner." - Esther Safran Foer "One of the most extraordinary books
I have ever read" - Michael Dobbs, author of House of Cards
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