17 Martin Street

Summary: A web of secrets can risk lives ... When Hetty's family move to Martin Street near Portobello bridge in Dublin, they're not sure of their welcome. And next door, Ben's family are not sure about their new Jewish neighbours: it's The Emergency and they are suspicious of strangers. But for Ben, the chance to earn a few pence is too great and secretly he does odd jobs for them. And there's a bigger secret: Renata, a World War Two refugee, is on the run in the city. Hetty is determined to rescue her. The web of secrets begins to unravel and there are lives at risk. Can Hetty and Ben overcome their di.

Record details

ISBN: 9781847174055 (electronic bk.)
ISBN: 1847174051 (electronic bk.)
Physical Description: electronic resource
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1 online resource (220 p.)
Publisher: New York : The O'Brien Press, 2008.

Content descriptions

General Note:

Description based upon print version of record.

Formatted Contents Note:

Cover; Title Page; DEDICATION; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; Epigraph; Table of Contents; Prologue : Extracts from Renata's Diary 1938-39; 1 : The Rescue; 2 : New Neighbours; 3 : 17 Martin Street; 4 : The Broken Window; 5 : The Shabbos Goy; 6 : The Sanatorium; 7 : The Festival of Lights; 8 : Christmas; 9 : News of the Refugee; 10 : The Spy; 11 : The Dalkey Adventure; 12 : The Bombing; 13 : Money Troubles; 14 : Echoes of the Past; 15 : The Barmitzvah; 16 : The Football Match; 17 : My Mother Wore a Yellow Dress; 18 : Heart to Heart; 19 : For Whom the Bell Tolls; 20 : The Protest; 21 : The Visitor