Jeremy Dronfield

"Extraordinarily touching" - The Jewish ChronicleWhen everything is taken away from you, love and courage are all you have left. In 1938, the Nazis come to Vienna. They hate anyone who is different, especially Jewish people. Fritz and Kurt's family are Jewish, and that puts them in terrible danger. Fritz, along with his father, is taken to a Nazi prison camp, a terrible place, full of fear. When his father is sent to a certain death, Fritz can't face losing his beloved Papa. He chooses to go with him and fight for survival. Meanwhile, Kurt must go on a frightening journey, all alone, to seek safety on the far side of the world. In this extraordinary true story, Fritz and Kurt must face unimaginable hardships, and the two brothers wonder if they will ever return home . . . A retelling of the Sunday Times bestselling The Boy Who Followed his Father into Auschwitz, a Daily Mail and Sunday Express book of the year:'Shattering, astonishing' Daily Mail'Extraordinary' Observer

Schemer, seductress, and sometime spy. Baroness Moura Budberg was notorious throughout 1950s London for her reputation as a gossip and a lover to several well-known writers and artists. She was deeply charismatic, commanding centre stage wherever she went, and beloved for the air of mystery and glamour that she cultivated around herself. But despite her charms, even her closest friends knew very little of the truth. Prone to all sorts of tall-tales and decadent lies, Moura reinvented herself tirelessly, obfuscating her past and mythologising her present. But who was the real woman, behind all of her many faces? Using material not previously available, Deborah McDonald and Jeremy Dronfield have managed to separate fact from fiction to uncover the truth about Baroness Moura Budberg. At once a socialite of bohemian glamour, gifted in the arts of storytelling and seduction, and a courageous adventuress, a double agent for both British and Soviet intelligence, and a woman that made great personal sacrifices in the name of love. A Very Dangerous Woman is a tale of espionage quite unlike any other.

The extraordinary true story of the sisters who saved each other. Friedel and Gina, twins and best friends, live happy enough lives. Their world is cycling trips, visits to their father’s shops, and first-day-of school excitement. But this is a world that is about to fall apart. It is the 1930s, and the Nazis are on the rise across Germany. They hate anyone who is different – anyone who is Jewish. Friedel and Gina and their family are Jewish, and before long they are forced to journey to Poland, where terrible hardships await in a prison-like ghetto. Soon separated from loved ones, as the Second World War rages around them Friedel and Gina are eventually taken to a Nazi prison camp – a place of danger and fear, where they must do everything they can to survive. From daring recues to incredible acts of kindness, this is the story of the sisters’ love for each other, and of friendships found in the darkest of places.

En 1939, Gustav Kleinmann, un tapicero jud o de Viena, fue capturado por los nazis. Junto a Fritz, su hijo adolescente, fueron mandados al campo de Buchenwald, en Alemania. Empieza as una desgarradora historia en la que sus protagonistas ser n v ctimas del hambre y de las palizas, mientras participan como mano de obra en la construcci n del mismo campo de concentraci n en el que permanecer n cautivos. Cuando Gustav reciba la noticia de su traslado a Auschwitz, una segura sentencia de muerte, su hijo Fritz har todo lo posible por no separarse de su padre y seguirlo hasta Polonia. Ante el horror cotidiano del que ser n testigos, solo una fuerza les mantendr con vida: el amor entre un padre y su hijo. Basado en el diario secreto que Gustav escribi durante los seis a os de cautiverio, as como en entrevistas con miembros de la familia y supervivientes, este libro emerge como un extraordinario relato de coraje, lealtad y supervivencia. ENGLISH DESCRIPTIONIn 1939, Gustav Kleinmann, a Jewish upholsterer from Vienna, was captured by the Nazis. Together with Fritz, his teenage son, they were sent to Buchenwald camp in Germany. Thus begins a heartbreaking story in which the protagonists will be victims of hunger and beatings while they participate as labor in the construction of the very concentration camp where they will remain captive. When Gustav receives the news of his transfer to Auschwitz, a sure death sentence, his son Fritz will do everything possible to not be separated from his father and follow him to Poland. In the face of the daily horror they will witness, only one force will keep them alive: the love between a father and his son. Based on the secret diary that Gustav wrote during his six years of captivity, as well as interviews with family members and survivors, this book emerges as an extraordinary tale of courage, loyalty, and survival.

U 1939 rotsi stoljar iz Vidnja Gustav Kljajnman razom iz shistnadtsjatirichnim sinom Fritsom potrapljajut u ruki gestapo, a zgodom u kontsentratsijnij tabir Bukhenvaldu. Voni divom vizhivajut pislja zhorstokikh znuschan natsistiv. Ale zgodom, smert do nikh pidkradajetsja blizhche: Gustav diznajetsja, scho jogo vidpravljajut do Aushvitsa, a dlja Fritsa vidpustiti batka - nemislimo. Vidchajdushno pragnuchi buti razom, junak robit bozhevilnij vibir - napoljagaje na tomu, scho tezh povinen piti. Dlja natsistiv tse rishennja dajetsja z legkistju, adzhe odin tabir smerti ne vidriznjajetsja vid inshogo. Protjagom shesti rokiv zhakhu i nezmirnikh strazhdan zhivimi jikh trimaje odna rich - ljubov i nadija na majbutnje. PerekladachRoksana Shevchuk

BESTSELLER SUNDAY TIMES. Luchshaja kniga 2019 goda po versii The Times. Odna iz samykh neobychnykh biograficheskikh knig o Kholokoste - tragicheskaja, no polnaja nadezhdy istorija syna i ottsa Fritsa i Gustava Kljajnmanov, proshedshikh vmeste vse tjagoty natsistskikh lagerej. Kogda Gustava otpravljajut iz Bukhenvalda v Osventsim, po suti, vypisyvaja emu smertnyj prigovor, Frits bez razdumij sleduet za nim. Tolko semejnaja zabota drug o druge pozvolili im vyderzhat vse ispytanija - chto bylo redkostju v to vremja: istorii o tom, kak chlenam semi udalos projti vmeste lagerja smerti, prakticheski otsutstvujut. Osnovannaja na tajnom dnevnike Gustava, tschatelnom arkhivnom issledovanii i ustnoj istorii, eta kniga vpervye rasskazyvaet neverojatnuju istoriju muzhestva i vyzhivanija, ne imejuschuju analogov v istorii Kholokosta. "Malchik, kotoryj poshel v Osventsim vsled za ottsom" - napominanie o tom khudshem i luchshem, chto est v ljudjakh, o moschi semejnoj ljubvi i sile chelovecheskogo dukha. -- "Gluboko trogatelnaja, chelovechnaja kniga". - The Guardian "Blestjasche napisannaja, jarkaja, silnaja realnaja istorija, kotoraja zasluzhivaet, chtoby ee prochitali i zapomnili. Ona prekrasno peredaet silu svjazi mezhdu ottsom i synom". - Khezer Morris, avtor knigi "Tatuirovschik iz Osventsima""Uzhasy Kholokosta masterski peredany v chelovecheskom masshtabe v etoj zakhvatyvajuschej knige... dostupnoj dazhe tem, kto ne znakom s istoriej". - Publishers Weekly "Tschatelno prorabotannyj, mrachnyj rasskaz o seme Kljajnman, venskoj seme, opustoshennoj Kholokostom... Odin iz samykh trogatelnykh aspektov knigi - otnoshenija mezhdu Fritsem i ego ottsom; oba otchajanno borolis za to, chtoby ostatsja vmeste, i ni odin iz nikh ne khotel brosat drugogo. Poluchivshajasja v rezultate kniga projasnjaet zhestokost tak, kak ne smozhet sdelat obychnaja kniga po istorii". - Kirkus Review

Vuonna 1939 saksalaiset pidättivät itävaltalaisen verhoilijan Gustav Kleinmannin ja hänen vanhimman poikansa, 15-vuotiaan Fritzin. Heidät vietiin ensimmäisten joukossa Buchenwaldin keskitysleirille Saksaan. Sieltä alkoi heidän kammottava ja samalla koskettava ja tärkeä tarinansa, jota on vaikea edes kuvitella. Gustav päätettiin siirtää Auschwitziin, jonka he kumpikin tiesivät merkitsevän varmaa kuolemaa. Fritz joutui vaikean valinnan eteen. Lopulta hän lähti isänsä rinnalla kohti Auschwitzin kuoleman leiriä. Vankeutta kesti yhteensä viisi vuotta. Poika joka seurasi isäänsä Auschwitziin on tarpeellinen muistutus paitsi ihmiskunnan karmeimmista teoista myös perheen ja ihmismielen voimasta. Rakkautensa ja rohkeutensa avulla kaksikko kohtasi alituisen kuolemanvaaran ja sen täydellisen sattumanvaraisuuden -ja säilyi hengissä. Herkästi ja taidokkaasti kirjoitettu teos perustuu Gustav Kleinmannin salaa pitämään päiväkirjaan. Harva holokaustista selvinnyt on tuonut mukanaan vapauteen näin tarkkoja päiväkirjamerkintöjä koko vankeutensa ajalta. Kirja oli Sunday Times- ja Amazon-bestsellerlistojen kärkisijalla ja se on käännetty viidelletoista kielelle.

This powerful, moving middle grade adaptation of the adult international bestselling narrative nonfiction book The Boy Who Followed His Father into Auschwitz shines a light on the true story of two brothers who experienced the atrocities of the Holocaust in very different ways. Fritz Kleinmann was fourteen when the Nazis took over Vienna. Kurt, his little brother, was eight. Under Hitler's brutal regime, their Austrian-Jewish family of six was cruelly torn apart. Taken to Buchenwald concentration camp, Fritz and his Papa, Gustav, underwent hard labor and starvation. Meanwhile, Kurt made the difficult voyage, all alone, to America, to escape the war. When Papa was ordered to the infamous Auschwitz concentration camp, Fritz--desperate not to lose his beloved father--insisted he must go too. Together, they endured countless atrocities to survive. Jeremy Dronfield authentically and accurately captures this family tale of bravery, love, hope, and survival with the help of extensive research and primary sources like Gustav's diary and interviews with family members. Maps, black-and-white photos, a timeline of events, a glossary, and more are included.

Vuonna 1939 saksalaiset pidättivät itävaltalaisen verhoilijan Gustav Kleinmannin ja hänen vanhimman poikansa, 15-vuotiaan Fritzin. Heidät vietiin ensimmäisten joukossa Buchenwaldin keskitysleirille Saksaan. Sieltä alkoi heidän kammottava ja samalla koskettava ja tärkeä tarinansa, jota on vaikea edes kuvitella. Gustav päätettiin siirtää Auschwitziin, jonka he kumpikin tiesivät merkitsevän varmaa kuolemaa. Fritz joutui vaikean valinnan eteen. Lopulta hän lähti isänsä rinnalla kohti Auschwitzin kuoleman leiriä. Vankeutta kesti yhteensä viisi vuotta. Poika joka seurasi isäänsä Auschwitziin on tarpeellinen muistutus paitsi ihmiskunnan karmeimmista teoista myös perheen ja ihmismielen voimasta. Rakkautensa ja rohkeutensa avulla kaksikko kohtasi alituisen kuolemanvaaran ja sen täydellisen sattumanvaraisuuden -ja säilyi hengissä. Herkästi ja taidokkaasti kirjoitettu teos perustuu Gustav Kleinmannin salaa pitämään päiväkirjaan. Harva holokaustista selvinnyt on tuonut mukanaan vapauteen näin tarkkoja päiväkirjamerkintöjä koko vankeutensa ajalta. Kirja oli Sunday Times- ja Amazon-bestsellerlistojen kärkisijalla ja se on käännetty viidelletoista kielelle.

"Brilliantly written, vivid, a powerful and often uncomfortable true story that deserves to be read and remembered. It beautifully captures the strength of the bond between a father and son."--Heather Morris, author of #1 New York Times bestseller The Tattooist of AuschwitzThe #1 Sunday Times bestseller--a remarkable story of the heroic and unbreakable bond between a father and son that is as inspirational as The Tattooist of Auschwitz and as mesmerizing as The Choice. Where there is family, there is hopeIn 1939, Gustav Kleinmann, a Jewish upholster from Vienna, and his sixteen-year-old son Fritz are arrested by the Gestapo and sent to Germany. Imprisoned in the Buchenwald concentration camp, they miraculously survive the Nazis' murderous brutality. Then Gustav learns he is being sent to Auschwitz--and certain death. For Fritz, letting his father go is unthinkable. Desperate to remain together, Fritz makes an incredible choice: he insists he must go too. To the Nazis, one death camp is the same as another, and so the boy is allowed to follow. Throughout the six years of horror they witness and immeasurable suffering they endure as victims of the camps, one constant keeps them alive: their love and hope for the future. Based on the secret diary that Gustav kept as well as meticulous archival research and interviews with members of the Kleinmann family, including Fritz's younger brother Kurt, sent to the United States at age eleven to escape the war, The Boy Who Followed His Father into Auschwitz is Gustav and Fritz's story--an extraordinary account of courage, loyalty, survival, and love that is unforgettable.

En 1939, Gustav Kleinmann, un tapicero jud o de Viena, fue capturado por los nazis. Junto a Fritz, su hijo adolescente, fueron mandados al campo de Buchenwald, en Alemania. Empieza as una desgarradora historia en la que sus protagonistas ser n v ctimas del hambre y de las palizas, mientras participan como mano de obra en la construcci n del mismo campo de concentraci n en el que permanecer n cautivos. Cuando Gustav reciba la noticia de su traslado a Auschwitz, una segura sentencia de muerte, su hijo Fritz har todo lo posible por no separarse de su padre y seguirlo hasta Polonia. Ante el horror cotidiano del que ser n testigos, solo una fuerza les mantendr con vida: el amor entre un padre y su hijo. Basado en el diario secreto que Gustav escribi durante los seis a os de cautiverio, as como en entrevistas con miembros de la familia y supervivientes, este libro emerge como un extraordinario relato de coraje, lealtad y supervivencia. Basado en una historia real.

Where there is family, there is hope . . . Vienna, 1930s. The Kleinmann family live a simple, ordinary life. Gustav works as a furniture upholsterer while Tini keeps their modest apartment. Their greatest joy is their children: Fritz, Edith, Herta and Kurt. But after the Nazis annex Austria, the Kleinmanns' world rapidly shifts before their eyes. Neighbours turn on them, the business is seized, as the threat to the family becomes ever greater. Gustav and Fritz are among the first to be taken. Nazi police send the pair to Buchenwald in Germany, the beginning of an unimaginable ordeal. Over the months of suffering that follow, there is one constant that keeps them alive: the love between father and son. Then, they discover that Gustav will be transferred to Auschwitz, a certain death sentence, and Fritz is faced with a choice: let his father to die alone, or join him... Based on Gustav's secret diary and meticulous archival research, this book tells the Kleinemanns' story for the first time - a story of love and courage in the face of unparalleled horrors. The Boy Who Followed His Father Into Auschwitz is a reminder of the worst and the best of humanity, of the strength of family ties and the human spirit.

In April 1945, as Germany faced defeat, Hitler planned to round up the Third Reich's most valuable prisoners and send them to his "Alpine Fortress," where he and the SS would keep the hostages as they made a last stand against the Allies. The prisoners included European presidents, prime ministers, generals, British secret agents, and German anti-Nazi clerics, celebrities, and officers who had aided the July 1944 bomb plot against Hitler--and the prisoners' families. Orders were given to the SS: if the German military situation deteriorated, the prisoners were to be executed--all 139 of them. So began a tense, deadly drama. As some prisoners plotted escape, others prepared for the inevitable, and their SS guards grew increasingly volatile, drunk, and trigger-happy as defeat loomed. As a dramatic confrontation between the SS and the Wehrmacht threatened the hostages caught in the middle, the US Army launched a frantic rescue bid to save the hostages before the axe fell. Drawing on previously unpublished and overlooked sources, Hitler's Last Plot is the first full account of this astounding and shocking story, from the original round-up order to the prisoners' terrifying ordeal and ultimate rescue. Told in a thrilling, page-turning narrative, this is one of World War II's most fascinating episodes.