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Birgitte's War
This book is a story of a young, innocent Danish girl who watches Hitler's troops storm into her town in the spring of 1940. Within hours, Birgitte's safe, secure world is turned into a nightmare landscape of brutality, murder and betrayal. Birgitte joins the Danish Resistance. This is her story.
- GenresHistorical Fiction
300 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 2011
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About the author
Elsebeth Schoenberger
1 book2 followersElsebeth Schoenberger was born in Copenhagen, Denmark. Just before the beginning of World War II, Elsebeth and her family moved to the provincial town of Randers, on the peninsula of Jutland. Randers is where Elsebeth grew up, and is also the setting for her book, Birgitte s War.
On April 9, 1940, Elsebeth watched Hitler’s army march into her country and take control of her town. The memories of this time in her life are still quite vivid. The events made such an impact on her that they became the basis for Birgitte’s War. Elsebeth speaks more about this tumultuous time in her blog.
After the war, Elsebeth trained as a journalist before coming to the United States. She studied English Literature at the University of Chicago. After her marriage, she and her husband moved to Los Angeles. Elsebeth attended UCLA receiving a Master’s Degree in English. She currently lives in Northern California.
Birgitte s War is Elsebeth’s first book in English. It was published by Silverado Books, an imprint of Val de Grace Books.
Elsebeth continues to write and is currently at work on another novel and short story.
For more updates and information, check out Elsebeth Schoenberger's blog and "like" her on Facebook.
On April 9, 1940, Elsebeth watched Hitler’s army march into her country and take control of her town. The memories of this time in her life are still quite vivid. The events made such an impact on her that they became the basis for Birgitte’s War. Elsebeth speaks more about this tumultuous time in her blog.
After the war, Elsebeth trained as a journalist before coming to the United States. She studied English Literature at the University of Chicago. After her marriage, she and her husband moved to Los Angeles. Elsebeth attended UCLA receiving a Master’s Degree in English. She currently lives in Northern California.
Birgitte s War is Elsebeth’s first book in English. It was published by Silverado Books, an imprint of Val de Grace Books.
Elsebeth continues to write and is currently at work on another novel and short story.
For more updates and information, check out Elsebeth Schoenberger's blog and "like" her on Facebook.
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July 1, 2012
It is a very good book that takes place in my home town during WWII.
October 21, 2019
Yet another view of WWII--this time from the viewpoint of the Danish resistance. Fiction, but the author was a young girl in Denmark when the Nazis invaded her hometown.
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