The Girl From The Train - Unabridged Audio Book On Cd

from bereanna

Little German girl with some Jewish ancestry is saved from a train heading to Auchwitz. She spends 4 years with Jakob in Poland and learns to live the Catholic faith. Then as an orphan she is adopted by South African parents. I like the frank discussions of faiths involved in the story and the lo...

from alekee

This is a story of survival, and we put faces on some of these people, first we meet Gretl a six year old on her way to Auschwitz, and Jakob who was a freedom fighter. Jakob ends playing a major part in Gretl's life, and we follow this young girl from Poland to South Africia. I loved most of the...

from TheWiserWay

The Girl From The Train by Irma Joubert is a fabulous historical fiction book! I was drawn into the drama and suspense from the first few pages. The Girl From The Train by Irma Joubert is unique in that it focuses on the time period just after World War II and the turmoil felt by entire countries...

from Sandralb

I had recently read two other novels about the Holocaust. Both of those impacted me in a total different way. I can not find the words to give justice to this book. The story took place during the Holocaust and just after that time in history. It touched on, but did not dwell on the deeper issues...

from SAMANTHA100

If not for World War II, six year old Gretl Schmidt and Jakob Kowalski, would probably not have met. The Girl From the Train, by Irma Joubert, opens in Poland in 1944. Jakob is a member of the Polish resistance and his mission is to plant a bomb on a bridge in order to destroy German train carryi...