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Debra Barnes

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Debra Barnes is the debut author of The Young Survivors. The book was inspired by her mother, Paulette, who was born in France in 1938.

Since studying journalism in London, Debra has worked in a number of different communications roles as diverse as PR for Newcastle Brown Ale and internal communications manager for Mothercare.

Debra joined The Association of Jewish Refugees (AJR) in 2017 to work on the My Story project. This initiative produces individual life-story books for Holocaust survivors and refugees with the participation of volunteers as interviewers.

Debra said, "I wanted to write this story to shed light on the fate of Jews in France during the war, something which is not often considered. The book is dedicated to my mother who ...more

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Average rating: 4.38 · 390 ratings · 92 reviews · 3 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Young Survivors 4.41 avg rating — 357 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	UnLocked: A captivating collection of short stories from the D20 Authors (The D20 Charity Anthology Series) by Philippa East (Goodreads Author), Debra Barnes (Goodreads Author), Tom Benjamin 4.36 avg rating — 25 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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9 April

The Young Survivors is inspired by (and dedicated to) my mum Paulette. Today is the first day of Passover (Pesach) and the tenth anniversary of the day Mum died. I always think of 9 April as 'Paulette's Day' because it was also her birthday. Here is something I wrote previously about what Pesach means to me.

Pesach 1938

Paulette and her twin sister Annette, were born in the week before Seder on 9 Ap Read more of this blog post »

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