The Childrens War, Monique Charlesworth
The Childrens War, Monique Charlesworth
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The Children's War

Author: Monique Charlesworth

Narrator: Charlotte Strevens

Unabridged: 17 hr 40 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Moth Books

Published: 03/20/2023

Synopsis

In 1939 a young girl sits alone in a station waiting room in Marseilles. Half-Jewish Ilse has been sent out of Nazi Germany to safety in Morocco by her mother. But her journey takes her back to France, where she cannot escape the Nazi occupation. Blown about by circumstances beyond her control, she must grow up alone in a demi-monde of refugees, whores and freedom fighters.In Germany, Nicolai struggles against his destiny in the Hitler Youth. His only comfort is the friendship of Ilse’s mother, who works as a nanny in his affluent household.The war eats up their youth. Though hope grows in France, a dark tableau is unfolding in Germany, and this reluctant soldier and brave young girl must fight for their survival.Includes a new coda written by the author for the 2023 edition of The Children's War.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Vicky on August 29, 2024

I’m fascinated by novels about war which is weird as I hate watching movies with violence. But I love to read about the resistance as well as the extremes people went through to survive. It gives me a reality check when I think I’m having a bad day. The Children’s War describes the extremes 2 differ......more

Goodreads review by Tracy on March 04, 2017

A difficult book to enter into. It's full of a million details, and I found the author's choice of syntax sometimes confusing (not sure whether that has to do with the author being British while I'm definitely American). There are also a lot of French and German phrases (translations provided). I th......more

Goodreads review by Ann on May 09, 2012

While I agree with some reviewers that this book isn't "fast-paced", I think that's OK. This book is trying to show the toll war takes on children. Children often know more about what is going on than adults give them credit for and they struggle with the same issues as the adults, sometimes more th......more

Goodreads review by Tess on November 12, 2008

I found it boring, nothing very exciting happened and most of the characters were unlikeable.......more

Goodreads review by Tiana on August 08, 2020

The Children's War is told from two very different children's perspectives in 1939 during the outbreak of WWII. Firstly we are introduced to Ilse, a 13 year old half Jewish German girl who has been sent out of Germany for her protection. First she goes to Morocco to live with her Uncle but when war......more

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