{"product_id":"they-called-me-renee","title":"They Called Me Renée","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'The pacing and personal voice of Ruth makes for a gripping, focused story where the stakes are high. If you loved \u003ci\u003eThe Nightingale\u003c\/i\u003e, you will love \u003ci\u003eThey called me Renee\u003c\/i\u003e.' Heather Morris, internationally bestselling author of The \u003ci\u003eTattooist of Auschwitz\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Extraordinary... a luminous portrait of survival and a powerful reminder of the light that can be found in humanity's darkest hours' Ellie Midwood, bestselling and award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eThe Girl Who Escaped From Auschwitz\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Beautifully written and deeply affecting' Clare Mulley, author of \u003ci\u003eAgent Zo\u003c\/i\u003e, shortlisted for the Women's Prize\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Extraordinary. Heart-rending. Inspirational. A gripping chronicle of true courage, heroism and resistance, in the face of ultimate evil. A triumph.' Damien Lewis, author of \u003ci\u003eZero Six Bravo\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'An extraordinary true story of courageous survival and fearless resistance against the Nazis. Beautifully written.'  Robert Verkaik, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Traitor of Colditz\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e gripping and heartbreaking account of courage and coming-of-age. In honest and authentic prose she shares her gripping story.' Gwen Strauss, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Nine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Diary of a Young Girl \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eby Anne Frank meets \u003ci\u003eThe Last Secret Agent\u003c\/i\u003e by Pippa Latour in this extraordinary story of a Jewish girl trying to save herself, her family, and members of the Jewish community from Nazi capture during the Holocaust.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen her hometown of Berlin falls under Nazi rule, Ruth takes her younger sister and boards a train bound for safety. But with the war progressing swiftly through Europe, they are soon forced to separate and Ruth finds herself joining the ranks of the secret French resistance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eArmed with a new identity and a burning desire to fight the forces that tore her family apart, Ruth becomes Renee. Under her new guise she impersonates a Gestapo member to save a baby from capture, is held and questioned by Nazis whilst delivering forged identification documents and smuggles Jewish children across the border into Switzerland. But even as she risks capture every day, the promise of ever being reunited with her family slips further and further away...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e***\u003cbr\u003ePreviously published with the title \u003ci\u003eResistance Girl \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eRenee\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ruth Uzrad","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67998391042226,"sku":"9781800964396","price":495.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0562\/9191\/8002\/files\/9781800964396.jpg?v=1794445659","url":"https:\/\/www.wordsworth.co.za\/products\/they-called-me-renee","provider":"Wordsworth Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}